Sons and lovers
(Book)

Originally published in 1913. The original 1913 edition was heavily edited by Edward Garnett who removed 80 passages.

Publishers and dates vary.

Treated as a "blanket" record for the classic title. Other versions with criticism, illustrations, adaptations, etc. cataloged separately.

The eBook may be available on Gutenberg.org.

The story of Paul Morel, a young artist growing into manhood in a British working-class community near the Nottingham coalfields. His mother Gertrude, unhappily married to Paul's hard-drinking father, devotes all her energies to her son. They develop a powerful and passionate relationship, but eventually tensions arise when Paul falls in love with a girl and seeks to escape his family.

Also available online as an ebook on the Project Gutenberg website.