Sons And Lovers / Lady Chatterley's Lover
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Good.
Two of the most celebrated and controversial novels of the twentieth century appear together in this single volume by one of English literature's most audacious voices. Sons and Lovers chronicles the intense, psychologically complex coming-of-age of Paul Morel in the English Midlands coalfields, where he is torn between the suffocating devotion of his mother and his desire for independence and passionate love. Lady Chatterley's Lover presents the story of Constance Chatterley, trapped in a sterile, class-bound marriage to a paralysed aristocrat, who discovers physical and emotional awakening in a forbidden affair with her husband's gamekeeper. Lawrence's prose burns with a fierce sensuality and an unyielding critique of industrialisation, class rigidity, and the repression of human instinct. Both novels argue that authentic selfhood demands a radical honesty about desire — a conviction that made Lawrence one of the most censored and debated writers of his era. This omnibus edition offers readers an unmatched opportunity to trace the full arc of Lawrence's literary vision, from the autobiographical rawness of his early masterwork to the scandalous frankness that would define his final years — leaving one to wonder just how much of Lawrence himself lives within each page.
Author: D.H. Lawrence
Format: Hardback
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Good.
Two of the most celebrated and controversial novels of the twentieth century appear together in this single volume by one of English literature's most audacious voices. Sons and Lovers chronicles the intense, psychologically complex coming-of-age of Paul Morel in the English Midlands coalfields, where he is torn between the suffocating devotion of his mother and his desire for independence and passionate love. Lady Chatterley's Lover presents the story of Constance Chatterley, trapped in a sterile, class-bound marriage to a paralysed aristocrat, who discovers physical and emotional awakening in a forbidden affair with her husband's gamekeeper. Lawrence's prose burns with a fierce sensuality and an unyielding critique of industrialisation, class rigidity, and the repression of human instinct. Both novels argue that authentic selfhood demands a radical honesty about desire — a conviction that made Lawrence one of the most censored and debated writers of his era. This omnibus edition offers readers an unmatched opportunity to trace the full arc of Lawrence's literary vision, from the autobiographical rawness of his early masterwork to the scandalous frankness that would define his final years — leaving one to wonder just how much of Lawrence himself lives within each page.