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Lyric and sensual, D.H. Lawrence's last novel is one of the major works of fiction of the twentieth century. Filled with scenes of intimate beauty, explores the emotions of a lonely woman trapped in a sterile marriage and her growing love for the robust gamekeeper of her husband's... Read Full Overview

One of the most extraordinary literary works of the twentieth century, Lady Chatterley's Lover was banned in England and the United States after its initial publication in 1928. The unexpurgated edition did not appear in America until 1959, after one of the most spectacular... Read Full Overview

Set against the backdrop of post-World War I England, "Reawakening Desire" tells the story of Constance Chatterley, a young woman trapped in a loveless marriage to Sir Clifford Chatterley, a wealthy aristocrat paralyzed from the waist down due to injuries sustained in the war... Read Full Overview

Trapped in a marriage which has become sterile and joyless since her husband's return from the trenches of the First World War, partially paralysed and confined to a wheelchair, Connie seizes the chance of sexual fulfilment she had thought lost to her forever.

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One of the most extraordinary literary works of the twentieth century, Lady Chatterley's Lover was banned in England and the United States after its initial publication in 1928. The unexpurgated edition did not appear in America until 1959, after one of the most spectacular... Read Full Overview

One of the major works of fiction written during the twentieth century, D. H. Lawrence's last novel is an erotic celebration of life. Described by The New York Times as "our time's most significant romance," the controversial book was banned, burned, and the subject... Read Full Overview

Famously banned for indecency, Lawrence's final novel is one of the most notorious and passionate love stories in literature.

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LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER was banned on its publication in 1928, creating a storm of controversy. Lawrence tells the story of Constance Chatterley's marriage to Sir Clifford, an aristocratic... Read Full Overview

THE AUTHORIZED UNEXPURGATED EDITION--Lady Chatterley's Lover is one of the most beautiful and most notorious love stories in modern fiction.

Lyric and sensual, D.H. Lawrence's last novel is one of the major works of fiction of the twentieth century. Filled with scenes of intimate beauty, explores the emotions of a lonely woman trapped in a sterile marriage and her growing love for the robust gamekeeper of her husband's... Read Full Overview

D. H. Lawrence's renowned (and controversial) tale of Lady Chatterley (Constance Reid), whose frustrations with her own marriage prompts her to have an affair with a working class man, Oliver Mellors, the gamekeeper of her estate. Lady Chatterley's affair and subsequent emotional... Read Full Overview

'Lady Chatterley's Lover' was banned on its publication in 1928, creating a storm of controversy. It remained prohibited in the USA until 1959 and in the UK until 1960. Lawrence tells the story of Constance Chatterley's marriage to Sir Clifford, an aristocratic and an intellectual... Read Full Overview

Lyric and sensual, D.H. Lawrence's last novel is one of the major works of fiction of the twentieth century. Filled with scenes of intimate beauty, explores the emotions of a lonely woman trapped in a sterile marriage and her growing love for the robust gamekeeper of her husband's... Read Full Overview

David Herbert Lawrence (1885-1930) was an English writer and poet whose work famously examined the results of industrialisation on contemporary society. In his novels and poetry, Lawrence explored a variety of then-controversial issues including sexuality and emotional health,... Read Full Overview

English author, poet, playwright, DH Lawrence was also essayist and literary critic. His collected works represent an extended reflection upon the dehumanizing effects of modernity and industrialization. In them, Lawrence confronts issues relating to emotional health and vitality,... Read Full Overview

HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics.

LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER was banned on its publication in 1928, creating a storm of controversy. Lawrence tells the story of Constance Chatterley's marriage to Sir Clifford, an aristocratic... Read Full Overview

When first published privately in Italy, in 1928, Lady Chatterly's Lover was too risqu for readers and was considered unprintable. It wasn't until three decades later, in 1960, that the novel could be printed openly in the United Kingdom. Much debate has gone into what... Read Full Overview

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