Sons and Lovers
British novelist, 1885–1930.
Sons and Lovers is a 1913 novel by D.H. Lawrence.
On 3 of the 15 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- D.H. Lawrence
- First published
- 1913
- Length
- 400 pages (UK paperback)
- Genre
- Literary fiction, Coming of age, Autobiographical, Class and society
Is Sons and Lovers worth reading?
3 of the 15 best-of lists it could have made include it, among them 100 Best Novels (board's list) (Modern Library) and Bokklubben World Library (Norwegian Book Clubs).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| 100 Best Novels (board's list) (Modern Library, 1998) | No. 9 | See the list |
| Bokklubben World Library (Norwegian Book Clubs, 2002) | Listed | See the list |
| The 100 greatest British novels (BBC Culture, 2015) | No. 60 | See the list |
Best edition of Sons and Lovers
The edition we link to is the Wordsworth Editions paperback (1992), 400 pages.
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions (paperback, 1992)
- Pages
- 400
- ISBN
- 9781853260476
How critics and readers rate Sons and Lovers
Critics rate it most highly: it earned 32% of the points available on critics' lists, against 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like Sons and Lovers
If you liked Sons and Lovers, try The Rainbow, Women in Love or Invisible Man.
