Lady Chatterley's Lover (Twentieth Century Classics S.)

Inspiredbythelong-standingaffairbetweenFrieda,Lawrence’sGermanwife,andanItalianpeasantwhoeventuallybecameherthirdhusband,LadyChatterley’sLoveristhestoryofConstanceChatterley,who,whiletrappedinanunhappymarriagetoanaristocraticmineownerwhosewarwoundshavelefthimparalyzedandimpotent,hasanaffairwithMellors,thegamekeeper.FrankKermodecallsthebookLawrence’s"greatachievement"andAnaïsNindescribesitas"artistically...hisbestnovel."ThisModernLibraryPaperbackClassicseditionincludesthetranscriptofthejudge'sdecisioninthefamous1959obscenitytrialthatallowedthenoveltobepublishedintheUnitedStates.