Sons and lovers
by Lawrence, D. H., (David Herbert)
Called the most widely read English novel of the twentieth century, D.H. Lawrence's largely auto-biographical "Sons and Lovers tells the story of Paul Morel, a young artist growing into manhood in a British working-class community near the Nottingham coalfields. His mother Gertrude, unhappily married to Paul's hard-drinking father, devotes all her energies to her son. They develop a powerful and passionate relationship, but eventually tensions arise when Paul falls in love with a girl and seeks…
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- Full title :Sons and lovers / D.H. Lawrence ; with an introduction and notes by Victoria Blake.
Summary
Called the most widely read English novel of the twentieth century, D.H. Lawrence's largely auto-biographical "Sons and Lovers tells the story of Paul Morel, a young artist growing into manhood in a British working-class community near the Nottingham coalfields. His mother Gertrude, unhappily married to Paul's hard-drinking father, devotes all her energies to her son. They develop a powerful and passionate relationship, but eventually tensions arise when Paul falls in love with a girl and seeks to escape his family. Heralding Lawrence's mature period, "Sons and Lovers vividly evokes the all-consuming nature of possessive love and sexual attraction. Lushly descriptive and deeply emotional, it is rich in universal truths about human relationships
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- Publication Date:2003.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Barnes & Noble
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2003.
The Physical Object
- Description:xxiv, 481 pages ; : 21 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:1593080131, 9781593080136
- oclc:ocm53053797
- LC Classification:PR6023.A93
- Dewey Decimal:823
Table of Contents
With an introduction and notes by Victoria Blake.
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