Books

"Sons and Lovers" by D.H. Lawrence. Duckworth, London. 1913 first UK edition first issue. Book in good condition, a few faint scattered instances of spotting, lower hinge slightly weakened, original cloth, light damp-staining. While the novel initially received a lukewarm critical reception, along with allegations of obscenity, it is today regarded as a masterpiece by many critics and is often regarded as Lawrence's finest achievement. It tells us more about Lawrence's life and his phases, as his first was when he lost his mother in 1910 to whom he was particularly attached. And it was from then that he met Frieda Richthofen, and around this time that he began conceiving his two other great novels, The Rainbow and Women In Love, which had more sexual emphasis and maturity.

Considered one of D.H. Lawrence's greatest works, 'Sons and Lovers' deals with the themes of family, love, and the struggles of the human spirit under the shadow of industrialization.