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1960 - A British jury acquitted Penguin Books of obscenity for publishing D.H. Lawrence's "Lady Chatterley's Lover."
Now I have read thisa book and I agree it is NOT obscene, but I could see hwo the people of the time might have thought so, but to sue the publisher... wow. I guess I just need to get this book for all the adults I know. You all can decide. I am not shocked, but amazed that they blamed the publisher not the author, but well he was dead.
Some thing from wikapedia:
Lawrence and Frieda set up home in a villa in Northern Italy, living near to Florence whilst he wrote The Virgin and the Gipsy and the various versions of Lady Chatterley's Lover (1928). This book, his last major novel, was initially published in private editions in Florence and Paris and reinforced his notoriety. Lawrence responded robustly to those who claimed to be offended, penning a large number of satirical poems, published under the title of "Pansies" and "Nettles", as well as a tract on Pornography and Obscenity.
After his death this occurred:
Lady Chatterley's Lover was privately published in 1928, but remained publicly unavailable in unexpurgated form until its publication by Penguin Books in 1960 caused a scandal due to its explicit sex scenes and perhaps also because the lover was working-class. An obscenity trial followed in Britain. Penguin books won the case. Lawrence also produced a series of explicit expressionistic paintings later in life some of which were almost destroyed due to their depiction of pubic hair.
WHAT? Okay so Lawrence was a realist... and.. I guess that was a crime.... ah well look what it has come to now. So okay enough from me on this... go read it for yourselves.
Now I have read thisa book and I agree it is NOT obscene, but I could see hwo the people of the time might have thought so, but to sue the publisher... wow. I guess I just need to get this book for all the adults I know. You all can decide. I am not shocked, but amazed that they blamed the publisher not the author, but well he was dead.
Some thing from wikapedia:
Lawrence and Frieda set up home in a villa in Northern Italy, living near to Florence whilst he wrote The Virgin and the Gipsy and the various versions of Lady Chatterley's Lover (1928). This book, his last major novel, was initially published in private editions in Florence and Paris and reinforced his notoriety. Lawrence responded robustly to those who claimed to be offended, penning a large number of satirical poems, published under the title of "Pansies" and "Nettles", as well as a tract on Pornography and Obscenity.
After his death this occurred:
Lady Chatterley's Lover was privately published in 1928, but remained publicly unavailable in unexpurgated form until its publication by Penguin Books in 1960 caused a scandal due to its explicit sex scenes and perhaps also because the lover was working-class. An obscenity trial followed in Britain. Penguin books won the case. Lawrence also produced a series of explicit expressionistic paintings later in life some of which were almost destroyed due to their depiction of pubic hair.
WHAT? Okay so Lawrence was a realist... and.. I guess that was a crime.... ah well look what it has come to now. So okay enough from me on this... go read it for yourselves.
