Ironically enough, it was the vain effort of a self-appointed censor to supress "The Rainbow" that first called to the attention of the general public the enduring qualities of the book. It is one of those novels which England has produced that resembles its own immemorial oaks, with roots striking deep into the rich soil - the story of the Brangwens, whose menfolk, sturdy, lusty yeomen, might have had a place beside the knights and squires among the Canterbury Pilgrims.

"The Rainbow" and "Sons and Lovers" (Volume No. 109 in the MODERN LIBRARY) are the most popular of D. H. Lawrence's books.