Lawrence, D. H.

1. A twentieth-century British author. Two of his best-regarded works are Sons and Lovers and Women in Love . Lawrence is known for his frank treatment of sex and for the radical ideas on society and the family that he voiced in his books.

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Lawrence's novel Lady Chatterley's Lover was banned as obscene in both Britain and the United States. In the United States, the ban was appealed to the Supreme Court , which overruled it.