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Sons and Lovers
by Lawrence, D.H. Introduction by John Macy
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: Modern Library, 1922. Modern Library #109. Octavo. 491 pp. Cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG, former owner name stamp on half title page, else an unmarked copy, binding bright & solid; price-clipped jacket has small loss at top right corner, spine faded, minimal edgewear, back cover lightly soiled.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
Synopsis
Though it is the author’s third novel, Sons and Lovers is often regarded as D.H. Lawrence’s masterpiece. The autobiographical work, which was originally titled Paul Morel after its protagonist, was set in motion with the death of Lawrence’s mother, Lydia. The author used the opportunity to reexamine his childhood, his relationship with his mother, and her psychological effect on his sexuality. Sons and Lovers had already been rejected by one publisher when Lawrence sent the manuscript to Edward Garnett of Gerald Duckworth and Company Ltd. Garnett made extensive editing suggestions and still — after Lawrence rewrote the manuscript for the fourth time — cut 80 passages, about 10% of the work, before its 1913 publication. At the time of publication, Sons and Lovers was criticized for being obscene. But the novel endured. It has been adapted for film multiple times, including the Academy Award winning 1960 film. The Modern Library placed it ninth on their list of the 100 best novels of the 20th century.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carnegie Hill Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014307
- Title
- Sons and Lovers
- Author
- Lawrence, D.H. Introduction by John Macy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Publisher
- Modern Library
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1922
- Keywords
- British Literature Fiction D H Lawrence
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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- VG/VG
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- Spine
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- Title Page
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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