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Lady Chatterley's Lover (Twentieth-Century Classics)
Author: D. H. Lawrence

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Publisher: Penguin Books
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 0
Rating:
9

ISBN-13: 9780140187861 - ISBN-10: 0140187863
Publication Date: 1/1/1995
Pages: 364


Other Versions of this Book: Paperback, Hardcover, Hardcover, Audio Cassette (Abridged), Audio CD (Abridged), Audio Cassette

Book Description:
Inspired by the long-standing affair between Frieda, Lawrence’s German wife, and an Italian peasant who eventually became her third husband, Lady Chatterley’s Lover is the story of Constance Chatterley, who, while trapped in an unhappy marriage to an aristocratic mine owner whose war wounds have left him paralyzed and impotent, has an affair with Mellors, the gamekeeper. Frank Kermode calls the book Lawrence’s "great achievement" and Anaïs Nin describes it as "artistically . . . his best novel."

This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition includes the transcript of the judge's decision in the famous 1959 obscenity trial that allowed the novel to be published in the United States.

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Amy W. (Trinity7202) wrote on 1/9/2008...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

There are a few things you need to get past in order to truly enjoy this book. It was banned and controversial, the book also focuses explicitly at times on the sexual relationships of the characters. You have to look beyond those things to truly understand what this book is about. Its about relationships but it more focuses on women's struggle with their own sexuality and being a good wife. As women we are taught to be dutiful wives, to worry more about our husbands and families than ourselves. Our sexuality is dirty or shameful. The book explores Constance's struggle against what she should do as a wife and her need to follow what she wants to do. I loved this book and could really identify with Constance's dilemmas throughout this book. I gave it 5 stars.


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