Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
Do those descriptions of the Morels' family life sound a little familiar? That's probably because Lawrence's own father was a miner. Nope, he didn't respect his dad all that much, either.
True to his scandalous books, Lawrence created a real-life scandal when he eloped with his university professor's wife, Frieda Weekley. Yikes.
During World War One, Lawrence and his wife were accused of spying for the Germans. They eventually fled from England in 1919.