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Description edit
A sequel to Lawrence's earlier novel The Rainbow (1915), Women in Love continues the story of the Brangwen sisters in the coal-mining town of Beldover. Based in part on Lawrence's own stormy marriage to German aristocrat Frieda von Richthofen, the tale is charged with intense feelings and... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Gudrun Brangwen: Add a description of this character.
- Rupert Birkin
- Gerald Crich
- Ursula Brangwen
- Hermione Roddice
- Winifred
- Loerke
- Billy
- Bismarck
- Dora
- Pussum
- Maxim
- Joshua
- Alexander
- Mrs. Brangwen
- Mino
- Marshall
- Laura
- Leitner
- Diana
- Winnie
- Willey Water
- Lupton
- Breadalby
- Willey Green
Quotes edit
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“It's no good trying to tow the line, when your one impulse is to smash up the line.”
Rupert Birkin -
“If only one might create the future after one's own heart -- for a little pure truth, a little unflinching application of simple truth to life, the heart cried out ceaselessly.”
First Sentence edit
The base-text for this edition is the corrected final typescript (TSII) which was typed early in 1917 and which DHL finally revised for publication in September 1919; it was the copy from which a clean typescript was made for Thomas Seltzer's first American edition (A1) and for Martin Secker's first English edition (E1).
Series & Lists edit
This is book 49 of 93 in Modern Library's 100 Best Novels: The Board's List. (authoritative list)
Preceded by The Rainbow, and followed by Tropic of Cancer.
This is book 190 of 196 in BBC 'Big Read' Top 200 Novels, 2003. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Heidi, and followed by The Unbearable Lightness of Being.
This is book 30 of 91 in The Novel 100: A Ranking of the Greatest Novels of All Time, 2004. (authoritative list)
Followed by The Red and the Black.
This is book 722 of 1272 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Aaron's Rod, and followed by Babbitt.
This book is in Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century. (edition-based publisher list)
This is book 24 of 100 in 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction. (authoritative list)
Preceded by The Ambassadors, and followed by Sixty Stories.
This book is in Penguin Classics. (edition-based publisher list)
This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)
This is book 70 of 214 in Best English-Language Fiction of the 20th Century. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Lonesome Dove, and followed by Sister Carrie.
Authors & Contributors edit
- D. H. Lawrence (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Thomas Seltzer
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1920
ISBN: 0140014853
Page Count: 536
Publisher: Thomas Seltzer
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1920
ISBN: 0140014853
Page Count: 536
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.912
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