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available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Rainbow is a
1915 novel by British author D. H. Lawrence. It follows three
generations of the Brangwen family, particularly focusing on the sexual
dynamics of, and relations between, the characters. Lawrence's frank
treatment of sexual desire and the power it plays within relationships
as a natural and even spiritual force of life, though perhaps tame by
modern standards, caused The Rainbow to be prosecuted in an obscenity
trial in late 1915, as a result of which all copies were seized and
burnt. After this ban it was unavailable in Britain for 11 years,
although editions were available in the USA. The Rainbow was followed by
a sequel in 1920, Women in Love. Although Lawrence conceived of the two
novels as one, considering the titles The Sisters and The Wedding Ring
for the work, they were published as two separate novels at the urging
of his publisher. However, after the negative public reception of The
Rainbow, Lawrence's publisher opted out of publishing the sequel. This
is the cause of the five-year gap between the two novels.
