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This paper is a case study in the relationship between people and place based on D.H. Lawrence's experience of living in Cornwall during the Great War. The first part shows the extent to which Lawrence's heavily Celticized vision was woven from a wider ideological web of Edwardian constructions of Cornwall. The second part goes beyond the borders of cultural construction to consider how far Lawrence's 20-month engagement with West Penwith departed from his 'imagined Cornwall'. His experience is contrasted both with the gaze of the passing tourist and with the traditional way of life of his farming neighbours. In maintaining his connections beyond Cornwall, and in his role of migrant, Lawrence can be productively compared with the Cornish people. Understanding the bond which Lawrence formed with his temporary home contributes to our broader comprehension of different ways of 'dwelling' in the modern world.

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