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From: The Independent - London
Date: 20020106
Author:Sharlene Goff

DH Lawrence (1885-1930) travelled extensively after his marriage to Frieda Weekley. This edited extract is from an essay called "New Mexico", written in 1928. The comments on global travel seem incredibly modern but more poignant is Lawrence's description of being liberated and invigorated by New Mexico. He was already very ill and was to die in France two years later.

Superficially, the world has become small and known. Poor little globe of earth, the tourists trot round you as easily as they trot round the Bois or round Central Park. There is no mystery left, we've been there, we've seen ...

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