Sons and Lovers
Sons and Lovers is D. H. Lawrence’s early masterpiece and one of the great autobiographical novels in English, published in 1913. It follows Paul Morel, a sensitive young man growing up in a Nottinghamshire coal-mining family, torn between a brutish, drinking father and a refined, possessive mother whose fierce love both sustains and cripples him. As Paul reaches toward manhood and toward the women he loves, he finds that his bond with his mother stands between him and any life of his own. Drawing closely on Lawrence’s own youth, the book brings the working-class world of the mines to vivid life while probing the deepest ties of family and desire. This free PDF and EPUB offers the complete novel.
About the Author
D. H. Lawrence (1885 to 1930) was an English novelist, poet, and essayist, the son of a Nottinghamshire miner. His frank and passionate novels about love, class, and the body made him one of the most influential and controversial writers of the twentieth century.
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Listen to Sons and Lovers by D. H. Lawrence free online. The full audiobook (18 hr 48 min, 30 chapters, read by Mark F. Smith) streams free on this page.
Sons and Lovers (1913) is a public domain work.
| # | Chapter | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01a – The Early Married Life of the Morels, Part A | 35:49 | |
| 2 | 01b – The Early Married Life of the Morels, Part B | 35:12 | |
| 3 | 02 – The Birth of Paul, and Another Battle | 50:51 | |
| 4 | 03 – The Casting Off of Morel | 31:56 | |
| 5 | 04a – The Young Life of Paul, Part A | 32:06 | |
| 6 | 04b – The Young Life of Paul, Part 2 | 37:26 | |
| 7 | 05a – Paul Launches Into Life, Part 1 | 44:26 | |
| 8 | 05b – Paul Launches Into Life, Part 2 | 37:44 | |
| 9 | 06a – Death in the Family, Part 1 | 37:48 | |
| 10 | 06b – Death in the Family, Part 2 | 37:28 | |
| 11 | 07a – Lad-and-Girl Love, Part 1 | 32:44 | |
| 12 | 07b – Lad-and-Girl Love, Part 2 | 36:53 | |
| 13 | 07c – Lad-and-Girl Love, Part 3 | 34:25 | |
| 14 | 08a – Strife in Love, Part 1 | 32:55 | |
| 15 | 08b – Strife of Love, Part 2 | 59:08 | |
| 16 | 09a – Defeat of Miriam, Part 1 | 50:17 | |
| 17 | 09b – Defeat of Miriam, Part 2 | 48:52 | |
| 18 | 10a – Clara, Part 1 | 35:20 | |
| 19 | 10b – Clara, Part 2 | 31:33 | |
| 20 | 11a – The Test on Miriam, Part 1 | 34:03 | |
| 21 | 11b – The Test on Miriam, Part 2 | 30:59 | |
| 22 | 12a – Passion, Part 1 | 38:43 | |
| 23 | 12b – Passion, Part 2 | 33:35 | |
| 24 | 12c – Passion, Part 3 | 36:30 | |
| 25 | 13a – Baxter Dawes, Part 1 | 33:56 | |
| 26 | 13b – Baxter Dawes, Part 2 | 35:39 | |
| 27 | 13c – Baxter Dawes, Part 3 | 30:45 | |
| 28 | 14a – The Release, Part 1 | 32:32 | |
| 29 | 14b – The Release, Part 2 | 47:24 | |
| 30 | 15 – Derelict | 30:44 |
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