Now printed in full for the first time, Sons and Lovers is D. H.
Lawrence's most widely read novel and one of the great works of
twentieth-century literature. In 1913, at the time of its first
publication, Lawrence reluctantly agreed to the removal of no fewer than
eighty passages which until now have never been restored. This edition
presents the novel in the form that Lawrence himself wanted - about one
tenth longer than the incomplete and expurgated version that has
hitherto been available. The introduction of this edition relates much
new information about Lawrence's two-year struggle to write his
autobiographical masterpiece. The notes document many previously unknown
sources, and indicate Lawrence's preoccupation with key contemporary
issues such as women's rights, and the impact of evolutionary theory on
religion and ethics. Published in two volumes.