The Rainbow is a novel by D.H. Lawrence, first published in 1915. It follows three generations of the Brangwen family, from the 1840s to the early twentieth century, as they struggle to find their place in a rapidly changing world. The novel begins with Tom Brangwen, a farmer in rural Nottinghamshire, and his wife Lydia. They have two children, Anna and Will. Anna is a passionate and independent woman who falls in love with a Polish aristocrat, Skrebensky, and moves to London to marry him. Will, on the other hand, is a more traditional man who stays in Nottinghamshire and marries a local girl, Ursula. The novel follows the lives of the Brangwen family as they grapple with the changing social and economic landscape of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It explores themes of love, family, class, and identity, as well as the changing nature of relationships between men and women. The novel culminates in a powerful and moving conclusion that speaks to the power of love and the importance of understanding and accepting one another.
By D.H. Lawrence · First published 1915 · Genre: Modernist Literature, Realism, Romance · 16 chapters