Lady Chatterley's Lover is D.H. Lawrence's third and final novel, which he wrote after leaving England following his refusal to participate in World War I. It was originally published privately in Italy in 1928. The book is notorious for its sexual themes and use of obscenities. It was not published in the United Kingdom until 1960, following an obscenity trial.
Key Aspects of Lady Chatterley’s Lover
Tone
The tone of the novel is straightforward but occasionally very lyrical. Because of the close third-person narration, we are often in Connie's mind, and sometimes her thoughts about nature and sexuality and mankind tend towards the poetic. Lawrence's tone occasionally takes on a...
