The Trespasser

Based on a diary of his friend Helen Corke, The Trespasser (1912) was Lawrence's second published novel.

Violinist Siegmund and his former pupil Helena escape to the Isle of Wight for a romantic holiday. For Siegmund, these five precious days are a welcome respite from an unhappy marriage. For Helena, twelve years younger, they offer a rare taste of personal and emotional freedom.
The idyll is set. But as the days go by, and guilt and reality begin to take hold, the brooding Siegmund kno...