Ah, Benny's parents, thanks for coming.

Hiya.

So, Benny has really blossomed this term.

You're telling me, he outgrew his bike. We sold it, on eBay.

Oh, that's not quite what I meant.

It's free to sell on there?

Free to sell?

Easy too. Sold Benny's bike, your guitar, my jacket.

You sold my guitar?

Shall we talk about Benning?

When it's this easy to sell for free, you can't help but say when it's eBay.

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Hello and welcome to the History Extra podcast from BBC History Magazine, Britain's best-selling history magazine.

I'm Ellie Caawthorne.

D.H. Lawrence is a writer who both broke new ground and appalled senses, with novels such as The Rainbow, Women in Love, and of course Lady Chatterley's lover.

But the writer's life was just as fascinating as his work,

characterised by a tempestuous marriage,

a constant battle against class prejudice,

and a bitter backlash against vitriolic literary critics.

For today's episode, I was joined by Francis Wilson,

whose new biography, Burning Man, examines a pivotal decade in Lawrence's episode, I was joined by Francis Wilson, whose new biography, Burning Man, examines

a pivotal decade in Lawrence's life and tries to get under the skin of a difficult and

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