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Sons and Lovers (Version 2)

Lawrence summarised the plot of Sons and Lovers in a letter to Edward Garnett in 1912:

“It follows this idea: a woman of character and refinement goes into the lower class, and has no satisfaction in her own life. She has had a passion for her husband, so her children are born of passion, and have heaps of vitality. But as her sons grow up she selects them as lovers — first the eldest, then the second. These sons are urged into life by their reciprocal love of their mother — urged on and on. But when they come to manhood, they can't love, because their mother is the strongest power in their lives, and holds them...”

The present reader tells the story in his authentic regional English, featuring the East Midlands dialect used by Lawrence in the more intimate exchanges between characters. (Summary prepared by Martin Geeson.)

Year of Publication: 1913Genres: Literary Fiction,Published 1900 onward

Running Time: 16 hours 21 minutes 21 seconds(31 chapters)

Language: EnglishRead by: Tony Foster

#	Chapter Name
	Chapter I - Part 1 - THE EARLY MARRIED LIFE OF THE MORELS Tony Foster	33:03
	Chapter I - Part 2 - THE EARLY MARRIED LIFE OF THE MORELS Tony Foster	33:04
	Chapter II - Part 1 - THE BIRTH OF PAUL, AND ANOTHER BATTLE Tony Foster	20:56
	Chapter II - Part 2 - THE BIRTH OF PAUL, AND ANOTHER BATTLE Tony Foster	26:32
	Chapter III - THE CASTING OFF OF MOREL--THE TAKING ON OF WILLIAM Tony Foster	28:31
	Chapter IV - Part 1 - THE YOUNG LIFE OF PAUL Tony Foster	29:23
	Chapter IV - Part 2 - THE YOUNG LIFE OF PAUL Tony Foster	33:02
	Chapter V - Part 1 - PAUL LAUNCHES INTO LIFE Tony Foster	35:33
	Chapter V - Part 2 - PAUL LAUNCHES INTO LIFE Tony Foster	35:59
	Chapter VI - Part 1 - DEATH IN THE FAMILY Tony Foster	32:34
	Chapter VI - Part 2 - DEATH IN THE FAMILY Tony Foster	31:13
	Chapter VII - Part 1 - LAD AND GIRL LOVE Tony Foster	28:12
	Chapter VII - Part 2 - LAD AND GIRL LOVE Tony Foster	20:26
	Chapter VII - Part 3 - LAD AND GIRL LOVE Tony Foster	41:31
	Chapter VIII - Part 1 - STRIFE IN LOVE Tony Foster	40:05
	Chapter VIII - Part 2 - STRIFE IN LOVE Tony Foster	39:07
	Chapter IX - Part 1 - DEFEAT OF MIRIAM Tony Foster	28:46
	Chapter IX - Part 2 - DEFEAT OF MIRIAM Tony Foster	25:42
	Chapter IX - Part 3 - DEFEAT OF MIRIAM Tony Foster	33:03
	Chapter X - Part 1 - CLARA Tony Foster	26:43
	Chapter X - Part 2 - CLARA Tony Foster	30:46
	Chapter XI - Part 1 - THE TEST ON MIRIAM Tony Foster	29:49
	Chapter XI - Part 2 - THE TEST ON MIRIAM Tony Foster	27:05
	Chapter XII - Part 1 - PASSION Tony Foster	32:46
	Chapter XII - Part 2 - PASSION Tony Foster	28:47
	Chapter XII - Part 3 - PASSION Tony Foster	31:15
	Chapter XIII - Part 1 - BAXTER DAWES Tony Foster	41:55
	Chapter XIII - Part 2 - BAXTER DAWES Tony Foster	40:57
	Chapter XIV - Part 1 - THE RELEASE Tony Foster	32:19
	Chapter XIV - Part 2 - THE RELEASE Tony Foster	35:25
	Chapter XV - DERELICT Tony Foster	26:52