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Lady Chatterley’s Obscenity Trial

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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The Book of D.H. Lawrence

The F-word was in the book more than 30 times. There were 13 quote episodes of sexual intercourse and 12 of them were very detailed. The defense called 35 witnesses among them people like Rebecca West and E.M. Forster. And they all testified that Lawrence was actually making a fairly moral case with Lady Chatterley.

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