"The Trespasser" is a short novel by D.H. Lawrence. It is one of his earlier and more unknown books.
The story, revealed from the diaries of Helen Corke, was based on her experiences. She was a friend of D.H. Lawrence.
The plot follows Helena Verden's
affair with her ex-violin teacher, Siegmund MacNair. Although their affair is largely non-sexual, it is intense and intimate.
MacNair could not bring himself to leave his wife and children for Helena, and neither can the latter give herself to him completely. In the end, he commits suicide. After a year of his death, Helena turns to Cecil Byrne, her would-be suitor, for comfort.
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