Classics · ThoughtfulThree generations of the Brangwen family in the Erewash Valley, as industry spreads across the country
The Rainbow
Three generations of a farming family as industry spreads around them
The novel follows three generations of the Brangwen family: Tom, his wife Lydia, their daughter Anna and her husband Will, and Ursula. They are a farming and craft family in the Erewash Valley, on the borders of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, from roughly the 1840s to 1905. It traces how their love relationships change as the surrounding society becomes more industrial. Methuen published it in 1915.
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Who
Tom, Lydia, Anna, Will and Ursula Brangwen.
World
The Erewash Valley, on the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire border, roughly the 1840s to 1905.
What makes it different
In November 1915 it was prosecuted for obscenity, and 1,011 copies were seized and burnt. It was unavailable in Britain for 11 years, and its sequel is Women in Love.
Feel
Rich and searching.
Page count and cover shown for: Selected edition
Further reading
- The RainbowWikipedia