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The RainbowD. H. Lawrence

The Rainbow

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Original author: D. H. Lawrence

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"The Rainbow" by D. H. Lawrence is a novel published in 1915. It follows three generations of the Brangwen family in Nottinghamshire as they navigate love, desire, and personal fulfillment against the backdrop of England's industrial transformation. From farmer Tom Brangwen in the 1840s to his granddaughter Ursula in 1905, each generation struggles between passionate inner life and society's confining structures. Lawrence's frank treatment of sexuality sparked an obscenity trial, resulting in copies being seized and burned, banning the book in Britain for eleven years.

The Rainbow, by D. H. Lawrence. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #28948.

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27 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I: How Tom Brangwen Married a Polish Lady (1)8,826 words
  2. 2.Chapter I: How Tom Brangwen Married a Polish Lady (2)7,330 words
  3. 3.Chapter II: They Live at the Marsh (1)8,732 words
  4. 4.Chapter II: They Live at the Marsh (2)3,180 words
  5. 5.Chapter III: Childhood of Anna Lensky5,476 words
  6. 6.Chapter IV: Girlhood of Anna Brangwen (1)8,736 words
  7. 7.Chapter IV: Girlhood of Anna Brangwen (2)4,462 words
  8. 8.Chapter V: Wedding at the Marsh3,612 words
  9. 9.Chapter VI: Anna Victrix (1)8,785 words
  10. 10.Chapter VI: Anna Victrix (2)8,756 words
  11. 11.Chapter VI: Anna Victrix (3)2,976 words
  12. 12.Chapter VII: The Cathedral5,206 words
  13. 13.Chapter VIII: The Child10,912 words
  14. 14.Chapter IX: The Marsh and the Flood7,800 words
  1. 15.Chapter X: The Widening Circle7,975 words
  2. 16.Chapter XI: First Love (1)8,712 words
  3. 17.Chapter XI: First Love (2)8,733 words
  4. 18.Chapter XI: First Love (3)870 words
  5. 19.Chapter XII: Shame6,862 words
  6. 20.Chapter XIII: The Man’s World (1)8,689 words
  7. 21.Chapter XIII: The Man’s World (2)8,767 words
  8. 22.Chapter XIII: The Man’s World (3)4,495 words
  9. 23.Chapter XIV: The Widening Circle5,416 words
  10. 24.Chapter XV: The Bitterness of Ecstasy (1)8,748 words
  11. 25.Chapter XV: The Bitterness of Ecstasy (2)8,690 words
  12. 26.Chapter XV: The Bitterness of Ecstasy (3)3,431 words
  13. 27.Chapter XVI: The Rainbow4,962 words