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Critical Essays on D.H. Lawrence: In Honour of Dr. R.K. Sinha is a humble effort to present a vital, complex, multifaceted, original and provocative Lawrence. The editor has cautiously commissioned eighteen essays that illuminate the achievement of one of England’s most versatile and influential modern writers. Employing a variety of perspectives—historical, cultural, theoretical and feminist—the scholars presented in this anthology, address concerns about Lawrence’s works that have emerged in the recent years; attitude towards working class, art, women and his conceptions about man woman sexuality, relationships, education, and his place in the evolution of the English novel. Thomas L. Jeffers had remarked, “The fog of sex wars has obscured (Lawrence’s) candescent many-sidedness. This book focuses in detail on that ‘many sidedness,’ and examines Lawrence as an innovator, visionary, social observer, a good psychologist, and an anti-intellectual fascinated by the dark gods of paganism, a modern rebel and a champion of sexual liberation. In honour to the renowned scholar, Dr. R.K. Sinha, this book with its diverse approaches confirms Lawrence not only as a great novelist but a central figure in the development of modern mind, and invites the students and scholars of English Literature to join the exhilarating fray. All the essays find renewed faith in the challenge of Lawrence’s works making this volume invaluable for Lawrence students and scholars.