They have been established by a rigorous collation of extant manuscripts and typescripts,proofs and early printed versions; they restore the words, sentences, even whole pages omitted or falsified by editors or compositors; they are freed from printing-house conventions which were imposed on Lawrence's style;and interference on the part of frightened publishers has been eliminated.

General editors' preface

Acknowledgements

Chronology

Cue-titles

Map. 'Nethermere' (Moorgreen Reservoir)

Introduction

 ‘Laetitia' (the first version of The White Peacock)

 ‘Laetitia' (the second version)

 ‘Nethermere' (the third version)

 Final revision of'Nethermere' manuscript

 Galley proofs

 Publication

 The American and English first editions

 Reception

 Publishing history

THE WHITE PEACOCK

Appendix: 'Laetitia' fragments I and II

Explanatory notes

Textual apparatus

A note on pounds, shillings and pence