Originally published abroad in 1928, and unavailable in Britain until 1960 when it was the subject of an infamous obscenity trial, Lady Chatterley´s Lover is now regarded as one of the pivotal novels of the twentieth century. Lawrence´s determination to explore every aspect - sexual, social, psychological - of Lady Chatterley´s adulterous liaison with the gamekeeper Oliver Mellors makes for a profound meditation on the human condition, the forces of nature and the social constraints that people struggle to overcome. Lawrence´s final novel - here presented in the more explicit 1927 version which he described as "so improper that it´ll never be printed" - confirms his standing as one of the most eminent fiction writers that England has produced.