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D. H. Lawrence’s controversial 1915 novel “The Rainbow” is the story of three generations of the Brangwen family. While it may be considered tame by today’s standards, due to its frank treatment of human sexuality, “The Rainbow” was banned and Lawrence was prosecuted on an obscenity charge in England when it was first published. The novel follows the lives and loves of the Brangwen family in the Midlands of England, at the borders of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, from the 1840s to 1905. The story begins with Tom Brangwen, from a family of many sons, and his love for Lydia, a Polish refugee and widow. The novel then focuses on Will Brangwen, one of Tom’s nephews and his destructive marriage to Anna, Lydia’s daughter from her first marriage. The final, longest, and most sensational part of the book follows Will and Anna’s daughter, Ursula, and her search for fulfillment and freedom in the conformist society around her. Ursula is a truly modern woman, a passionate and sexual person who is struggling to find meaning and connection in the changing and increasingly urban landscape around her. Through richly personal characterizations, “The Rainbow” deals profoundly with the complex nature of human relations. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.

The classic #1 song of the century and bestselling picture book has been transformed into a magnificent board book. Breathtaking and magical artwork by Eric Puybaret will magically transport young readers from a little red farmhouse up over the rainbow, into the sky where bluebirds fly and castles rise high in the clouds, and beyond.• Ranked #1 on the "Songs of the Century" list compiled by the Recording Industry Association of America and the National Endowment for the Arts• Ranked #1 by the American Film Institute as the greatest movie song of all time on "AFI’s 100 Years….100 Songs" list

Set against the backdrop of England’s industrial revolution, D. H. Lawrence’s The Rainbow examines shifting social roles in pre-First World War England. Three generations of Brangwen women, Anna, Ursula, and Gudrun, each deal with their own challenges: forbidden sexual desire, unfulfilling marriages and the impossibility of physical love. Despite their station in life, the Brangwen women are able to emerge beyond the conventions of their time and place, challenging English society and emerging with strong convictions of both their selves and their desires.The Rainbow was banned upon publication in 1915, and all copies were subsequently seized and burnt. Upon republication the novel achieved commercial success, shocking readers with its frank discussion of sexuality and women’s physical desire. The Rainbow is the first of two Brangwen family novels, whose story is concluded in Women in Love. The Rainbow has been adapted for film and television.HarperPerennialClassics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.

Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all timePronounced obscene when it was first published in 1915, The Rainbow is the epic story of three generations of the Brangwens, a Midlands family. A visionary novel, considered to be one of Lawrence’s finest, it explores the complex sexual and psychological relationships between men and women in an increasingly industrialized world. “Lives are separate, but life is continuous—it continues in the fresh start by the separate life in each generation,” wrote F. R. Leavis. “No work, I think, has presented this perception as an imaginatively realized truth more compellingly than The Rainbow.”

A controversial classic from D.H. Lawrence, the author of Lady Chatterley's Lover.Lush with religious and metaphysical imagery, this is the story of three generations of the Brangwen family, set against the decline of their rural English existence in the face of industrialization. The novel also treats the most taboo subject of its time, peering intimately into a family’s sexual mores, exposing the dynamics of marriage and physical love as a sexual tug-of-war that is both formidable and inescapable. Visionary and prophetic, The Rainbow was banned in England after its publication in 1915 and was long available in the U.S. only in an expurgated edition.With an Introduction by Daphne Merkin

This edition incorporates an original introduction from Moorside Press, including a biography, a critical discussion of Lawrence's place in the history of British Literature and a short contextual discussion of the book.Published in 1915 and banned for obscenities in the same year, The Rainbow was the first half of what Lawrence intended to be a full novel. It concerns three generations of the Brangwen family and how they found individual progress hindered by social conditions. The starts with the marriage of Tom Brangwen to Lydia Lensky, a woman with little will of her own following the death of her husband, and finding herself domiciled in a strange and unforgiving country.In moving the plot through Lydia, past Will and Anna, and onto Ursula the granddaughter, Lawrence shows his characters breaking the confines of the social surroundings. Whether that’s community, class or the pitfalls of fate, he makes a case for personal fulfilment that verges on the religious.

The Rainbow is a 1915 novel by British author D. H. Lawrence. It follows three generations of the Brangwen family, particularly focusing on the sexual dynamics of, and relations between, the characters.Lawrence's frank treatment of sexual desire and the power plays within relationships as a natural and even spiritual force of life, though perhaps tame by modern standards, caused The Rainbow to be prosecuted in an obscenity trial in late 1915, as a result of which all copies were seized and burnt. After this ban it was unavailable in Britain for 11 years, although editions were available in the USA.The Rainbow was followed by a sequel in 1920, Women in Love. Although Lawrence conceived of the two novels as one, considering the titles The Sisters and The Wedding Ring for the work, they were published as two separate novels at the urging of his publisher. However, after the negative public reception of The Rainbow, Lawrence's publisher opted out of publishing the sequel. This is the cause of the delay in the publishing of the sequel.

* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, The Rainbow Trail is the gripping sequel to Riders of the Purple Sage. It takes place ten years later when the wall to Surprise Valley has broken, and Jane Withersteen is forced to choose between Lassiter's life and Fay Larkin's marriage to a Mormon.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the novel is one of the great works of American literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.

"SOMETHING FIENDISH THIS WAY COMES...The Rainbow Man is a creeper that winds its black tendrils around you...and squeezes. Expect to be turning pages behind the couch...by flashlight. I couldn't put it down until the sun came up!"—Nancy Holder, NYT Bestselling author of The Wolf Springs Chronicles: Unleashed, Hot Blooded and Savage, plus Buffy the Vampire Slayer novels including Immortal and The Book of Fours)"I LOVED THIS STORY. PURE AND SIMPLE...You’ll never look at that pretty, pretty rainbow the same way again.”—Rachel Caine, NYT Bestselling author of The Morganville Vampires seriesBook Description:When Daniel Routh, together with friends Jill and Greg, and little brother Mikey, discover a body washed up on the beach after a storm, it's one of the most exciting things ever to happen on the island of Shorepoint. And, as the man in question slowly recovers, he befriends the inhabitants of this small fishing community one by one. Only Daniel suspects something might be wrong with the newcomer, who cannot remember who he is, nor how he came to be there. To start with, this John Dee (as they label him, short for Doe) brings prosperity and happiness with him, but it isn't long before the tide begins to turn. When John begins to worm his way into Daniel's own family, trying to take the place of his late father, the teenager knows something must be done. Little does Daniel realize that he's now involved in one of the most ancient conflicts of all time-one that might decide the fate not only of Shorepoint, but of the entire world.This novel from the imagination of award-winning and bestselling author P.B. Kane (The Arrowhead Trilogy, Lunar, The Butterfly Man – as Paul Kane), marks his first foray into the realms of YA fiction. With great characterization, emotional impact, action and shock twists, this is a genre release that's sure to become an instant classic."KANE SERVES UP THE EVERYDAY HORRORS buried within us in his deliciously dark tales."—Kelley Armstrong, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Darkest Powers series and The Awakening.“A ROMPING GOOD ADVENTURE...with plenty of eerie twists and turns. The Famous Five in The Twilight Zone was what sprang to mind as I was reading it.”—Steve Feasey, Bestselling author of the Changeling/Wereling series“CHILLING, CLEVER AND INTRIGUING...Definitely a name to watch out for.”—Graham Joyce, Author of TWOC, Do the Creepy Thing, The Devil’s Ladder, The Silent Land and Some Kind of Fairy Tale“A YOUNG WRITER WITH A LOT TO SAY...and a burning need to say it. I’m impressed by the range of his imagination.”—Peter Straub, Bestselling author of Ghost Story, A Dark Matter and The Talisman, with Stephen King“KANE IS A NAME TO WATCH...His work is disturbing and very creepy.”—Tim Lebbon, NYT bestselling series, The Secret Journeys of Jack London“READ HIS STORIES NOW...Kane is helping to pump hot new blood into the genre, creating characters and tales that are always beautifully thought through.”—Christopher Fowler, Bestselling author of the Bryant & May mysteries, Hell Train and The Curse of Snakes: Hellion"WHAT IMPRESSES ME MOST ABOUT KANE...is not just his sureness, but his versatility... There’s a sense of adventure and playfulness that goes along with the darkness and sorrow."—Christopher Golden, New York Times Bestselling Author of Soulless, Poison Ink and the Prowlers series

This edition includes 10 illustrations. D.H. Lawrence often portrays individuals struggling against the confines of their social environments, and The Rainbow, his powerful precursor to Women in Love, is one of his most famous examples. While the story follows three generations of the Brangwen family, its most scandalous portion details the struggles of a passionate heroine, Ursula, as she pursues her education, and her heart, yet struggles to find fulfillment. Modern readers likely won’t flinch at the mild depictions of lust and sexuality within this 1915 volume, but it was so suggestive at the time of its publishing that every copy in England was burned.