Originally published in Italy in 1928, and unavailable in Britain until 1960, wh
en it was the subject of an infamous obscenity trial, 'Lady Chatterley's Lover'
is now regarded as one of the pivotal novels of the 20th century. Lawrence's det
ermination to explore every aspect - sexual, social, psychological - of Lady Cha
tterley's adulterous liaison with the gamekeeper Oliver Mellors makes for a prof
ound meditation on the human condition, the forces of nature and the social cons
traints that people struggle to overcome.
