The Rainbow

The Rainbow was a 1915 novel by British author D.H. Lawrence. It followed three generations of the Brangwen family, focusing in particular on the sexual dynamics of its characters.

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1915 - Novel - D.H. Lawrence

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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.

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Sexual desire - Obscenity

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The Rainbow was followed by a sequel, Women in Love, in 1920 although they were originally conceived as one novel called variously The Sisters or The Wedding Ring.

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Women in Love - 1920

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