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The Rainbow

The Rainbow

The Rainbow is a novel by British author D. H. Lawrence, first published in 1915. It follows three generations of the Brangwen family living in Nottinghamshire, particularly focusing on the individual's struggle to growth and fulfilment within the confining strictures of English social life. Lawrence's 1920 novel Women in Love is a sequel to The Rainbow.


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“If I were the moon, I know where I would fall down.”

D.H. Lawrence book The Rainbow

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