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Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence - Restored Modern Edition
by D.H. Lawrence

Published: 2009-08-01
Paperback : 380 pages
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D.H. Lawrence finished "Lady Chatterley's Lover" in 1928, but it was not published in an uncensored version until 1960. Many contemporary critics of D.H. Lawrence viewed the Victorian love story as vulgar, and even pornographic. It was banned immediately upon publication in both the UK and the US. ...
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D.H. Lawrence finished "Lady Chatterley's Lover" in 1928, but it was not published in an uncensored version until 1960. Many contemporary critics of D.H. Lawrence viewed the Victorian love story as vulgar, and even pornographic. It was banned immediately upon publication in both the UK and the US. The obscenity trials which followed established legal precedents for literature which still endure. At the heart, "Lady Chatterley's Lover" is a story about the invisible bonds between lovers, companions, and husbands and wives. Against this backdrop, Lawrence also explores the relationship between physical desire and spiritual fulfillment, often using sensual and explicitly sexual language. This special edition of "Lady Chatterley's Lover" has been restored for a modern audience, including all previously censored material.

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by Karol S. (see profile) 06/28/23

 
  "Lady Chatterley's Lover"by Donna A. (see profile) 09/06/13

This was our selection to read a Banned Book. Actually the sexual descriptions are not even close to what appears in books today. Lady Chatterley is married to an aristocratic who is injured in World... (read more)

 
  "Lady Chatterley's Lover"by Karen C. (see profile) 04/26/11

Not a huge fan of this book...It definitely took me a while to get through although the second half moved along faster than the first half. I kept waiting for something to happen but seems like it never... (read more)

 
  "Not a fan"by LINDA c. (see profile) 10/20/10

This book was like torture to read. However, after discussing it with the book club, I found myself not disliking it as intensely. It was a chore to get through, not something I like in a book.

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