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Sons and Lovers: (Penguin Book No.668)
by D.H. Lawrence
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/Very Good
- Seller
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Tarrington, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Penguin Books, 1951. 3rd Impression . Very Good Plus/Very Good. 4.5 x 7.25 inches (11 x 18.5 cm). Dust jacket: Slight wear to ends of spine. Slight marking to rear cover. Previous owner's name in ink to front cover. Overall jacket condition is Very Good. Book: Crease to spine and a couple of nicks to ends. Light spotting to covers, otherwise in very clean condition throughout. Overall book condition is Very Good Plus. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05; Rest of World £15.85. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 4.5 x 7.25 inches (11 x 18.5 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: 511
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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- Bookseller
- Tarrington Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1182P031
- Title
- Sons and Lovers: (Penguin Book No.668)
- Author
- D.H. Lawrence
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 3rd Impression
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1951
- Size
- 4.5 x 7.25 inches (11 x 18.5 cm)
- Keywords
- , Fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; Penguin, Pelican & Puffin;
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