The Trespasser D. H. Lawrence?s second novel foreshadowed the passion of Lady Chatterley?s Lover.
Helena Verden a young woman in her late twenties and Siegmund MacNair her violin teacher are in love. But there is more than one obstacle on their road to happiness. Siegmund is a married man with children and Helena is full of inhibitions. They spend a week together on the Isle of Wight their passion remaining unrequited. When they return to London Siegmund faces a deadlock. Tormented by his family?s bitter reproaches he is nonetheless unable to desert them for Helena. His solution to his dilemma turns a woman?s longing for love into tragedy.
Lawrence based his novel on the true-life experiences of his friend Helen Corke as revealed in her diaries.
