Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
A lot of D. H. Lawrence's writing was based on his own experiences growing up in Nottinghamshire. For example, "Odour of Chrysanthemums" is based on his aunt and uncle.
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Ford Madox Ford, a fellow Modernist, initially commissioned "Odour" for the English Review, where it was published in 1911. Lawrence then revised it for inclusion in The Prussian Officer and Other Stories in 1914. Changes included adding section dividers and changing the ending (apparently he'd tinkered with the end a lot).
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D. H. Lawrence attended University College, Nottingham, which later became the University of Nottingham . . . which is why it has all this fly stuff on him.
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