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R v Penguin Books Ltd [a] (also known as The Lady Chatterley Trial ), was the public prosecution in the United Kingdom of Penguin Books under the Obscene Publications Act 1959 [b] for the publication of D. H. Lawrence 's 1928 novel Lady Chatterley's Lover. The trial took place over six days, in No 1 court of the Old Bailey, between ...
19. Okt. 2020 · The novel is about Lady Constance Chatterley, who, finding herself starved of physical love after her husband is paralysed in the war, turns to her gamekeeper, Mellors, to satisfy her sexual appetite. There are a dozen explicit sex scenes in their story – the prosecution at the trial read out to the jury the number of times each ...
2. Nov. 2020 · The Chatterley Trial 60 years on: a court case that secured free expression in 1960s Britain. Published: November 2, 2020 11:09am EST. Judge’s copy: the copy of the novel belonging to the judge...
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22. Okt. 2010 · The trial of Lady Chatterley's Lover. No other jury verdict has had such a profound social impact as the acquittal of Penguin Books in the Lady Chatterley trial. Fifty years on,...
On 2 November 1960, after a six-day trial, British publishing house Penguin Books was found ‘not guilty’ under the Obscene Publications Act for its printing of Lady Chatterley’s Lover. The landmark ruling had a significant impact on the publishing world, paving the way for greater freedom of the written word.
Exploring themes relating to class divide, industrialisation and the mind vs. body, the novel drew ire for its explicit sexual content and language, and for so brazenly depicting a lustful inter-class relationship. David Herbert Lawrence, author of ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’.
7. Sept. 2011 · The Trial of Lady Chatterley : Regina v. Penguin Books Limited : the transcript of the trial. by. Rolph, C. H. (Cecil Hewitt), 1901- Publication date. 1961. Topics. Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert), 1885-1930, Penguin (Firm), Trials (Obscenity) Publisher. London, England ; New York, N.Y., USA : Penguin Books. Collection.
