Boulton, James T. "D. H. Lawrence's Odour of Chrysanthemums: An Early Version," Renaissance and Modern Studies, Vol. 13, 1969, pp. 4-48.

An edition of the printer's proofs of the story, with editorial comment on variations between the proofs, Lawrence's revisions, and the published version of 1911.

Fernihough, Anne. D. H. Lawrence: Aesthetics and Ideology, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1993, 211 p.

In this book, Fernihough discusses Lawrences use of aesthetics and ideology.

Ford, Ford Madox. "D. H. Lawrence." In Portraits from Life, pp. 70-89. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1937.

Ford tells about his first reading of a D. H. Lawrence story, "Odour of Chrysanthemums," and lists some of the qualities that convinced him Lawrence was an author of genius.

Kinkead-Weekes, Mark. D. H. Lawrence: Triumph To Exile, 1912-1922, Cambridge University Press, 1996, 943 p.

In a comprehensive account of Lawrence's life, Kinkead-Weekes investigates many of the themes which arise in the story.

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