Dec 31, 2009
Sons and Lovers | Sons and Lovers
At a glance:
- Author: D. H. Lawrence
- First Published: 1913
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: Late nineteenth century
- Setting: England
- Principal Characters: Gertrude Morel, Walter Morel, William, Annie, Paul, Arthur, Miriam Leivers, Clara Dawes, Baxter Dawes
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: Family or family life, Self-discovery, Mothers, Parents and children, Love or romance, Sex or sexuality, Twentieth century, Nineteenth century, England or English people, Death or dying, Lower classes, Euthanasia or right to die
- Locales: England
The Story:
Walter Morel, a coal miner, had been a handsome, dashing young
man when Gertrude had married him. After a few years of marriage,
however, he proved to be an irresponsible breadwinner and a
drunkard, and his wife hated him for what he had once meant to her
and for what he was now. Her only solace lay in her
children—William, Annie, Paul, and Arthur—for she
leaned heavily upon them for companionship and lived in their
happiness. She was a good parent, and her children loved her. The
oldest son, William, was successful in his work, but he longed to
go to London,...
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