Lawrence's first major novel was also the first in the English language to explore ordinary working-class life from the inside. No writer before or since has wr

The book recounts the story of how Sons and Lovers was written, how Lawrence’s life was transformed during the writing, and the contributions of the women in

Annotation This Seductive and Engaging Biography offers a bold reappraisal of a man who was deeply uncomfortable in his own skin. Lawrence's fascination with th

The early version of twentieth-century classic Sons and Lovers, containing scenes and ideas later discarded.