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Sons and Lovers Summary

Initially titled "Paul Morel," Sons and Lovers, published in 1913, is D. H. Lawrence's third novel. It was his first successful novel and arguably his most popular. Many of the details of the novel's plot are based on Lawrence's own life and, unlike his subsequent novels, this one is relatively straightforward in its descriptions and action. The story recounts the coming of age of Paul Morel, the second son of Gertrude Morel and her...

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Sons and Lovers

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Sons and Lovers by D. H. Lawrence Born in 1885, D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence grew up during the end of the Victorian age in England. A period of rapid growth, the era was marked by both progress ... Read more

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David Herbert Lawrence

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The English novelist, poet, and essayist David Herbert Lawrence (1885-1930) took as his major theme the relationship between men and women, which he regarded as disastrously wrong in his time.Born in ... Read more

David Herbert Lawrence

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Biography EssayOne of the most widely discussed and renowned twentieth-century authors, D. H. Lawrence remains intriguing and problematic in terms of his biography, his writings, and his prophetic rol... Read more

D(avid) H(erbert Richards) Lawrence

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Although D. H. Lawrence's fame is founded on his achievement as a novelist, he was, at least at the outset of his writing career, as interested in dramatic form as he was in the form of narrative fict... Read more

D(avid) H(erbert Richards) Lawrence

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The author of such milestones of modernism as Sons and Lovers,The Rainbow, Women in Love, and Lady Chatterley's Lover, D. H. Lawrence has long been widely recognized as one of the major English noveli... Read more

D(avid) H(erbert Richards) Lawrence

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One of the most widely discussed and renowned twentieth-century authors, D. H. Lawrence remains intriguing and problematic in terms of his biography, his writings, and his prophetic role. In his relat... Read more

D(avid) H(erbert Richards) Lawrence

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David Herbert Lawrence was born 11 September 1885 in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire. His father, Arthur Lawrence, was a miner, his mother, Lydia Beardsall Lawrence, a former schoolmistress. After matricula... Read more

D(avid) H(erbert Richards) Lawrence

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D. H. Lawrence was a brilliant and difficult man who often explored and exposed his complexities and contradictions in his published prose. Few modern writers of fiction have been as strikingly origin... Read more

D(avid) H(erbert Richards) Lawrence

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D. H. Lawrence had a special gift for portraying what he called the spirit of place. Landscape is an essential character in his narratives, but often it is more a spiritual than a physical landscape, ... Read more

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Sons and Lovers, An Analysis

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The passage extracted from Sons and Lovers by O. H. Lawrence explores the experience of Mrs. Morel, her son Paul Morel and Mr. Jordon going into a warehouse, possibly Paul Morel being in search of ... Read more

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Sons and Lovers

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Sons and Lovers Book Notes is a free study guide on Sons and Lovers by D.H. Lawrence. Browse the summary below:   Author Biography / Context of the Work   One-Page Plot Summary   ... Read more

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