Mr Noon: Cambridge Lawrence Edition (Classic, 20th-Century, Penguin) - Softcover

Lawrence, D. H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140189734 ISBN 13: 9780140189735

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 1997

Synopsis

The first annotated paperback publication of Lawrence's autobiographical and strikingly innovative unfinished novel 

Begun in 1920, Mr Noon is divided into two distinct parts, the first of which appeared in 1934 and the second of which remained unpublished until the Cambridge edition of 1984, the first publication of the novel in full. Abandoning a promising academic career at Cambridge, Gilbert Noon returns to Whetstone, where he becomes a teacher at the local technical school. His rootlessness leads him into an inept experiment of 'spoony' love with a fellow schoolteacher, Emmie Bostock. The ensuing scandal causes him to flee to Germany, where he finds true passion in his developing relationship with Johanna, the unhappily married wife of an English doctor.

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About this title

Book Description:

This is an autobiographical novel - more or less a sequel to Sons and Lovers. The first part appeared as a short story in 1934; the second, larger part was never published. Mr Noon was first published in its entirety in 1984, and was widely hailed as a major literary event.

About the Author:

D.H. Lawrence (1885-1930), English novelist, storywriter, critic, poet and painter, one of the greatest figures in 20th-century English literature. Among his works, Sons and Lovers appeared in 1913, The Rainbow in 1915, Women In Love in 1920, and many others.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0140189734
• ISBN 13: 9780140189735
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368
• Editor: Vasey Lindeth