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Content Warning: This novel features outdated and offensive language regarding disabilities, differences in dialect, and sexuality (particularly women’s) that is reproduced only in direct quotes. The story revolves heavily around sexual themes, and some sexual content may be considered explicit.
The novel opens in England in 1920. Clifford and Connie Chatterley are a young married couple. The first chapter provides information about events that occurred prior to the start of the main plot. Clifford came from an aristocratic family, while Connie’s origins were more bohemian. Her father was a well-known artist, and both she and her sister, Hilda, traveled with their parents, learning about art and unconventional political ideals. Due to her liberal upbringing, Connie had sexual experiences prior to her marriage. When World War I began in 1914, Connie and Hilda returned from a life of relative freedom in continental Europe to live with their parents. Hilda married an older man and went on to lead a life where she pursued intellectual and philosophical interests.
While volunteering with the war efforts, Connie met Clifford Chatterley, and they married in 1917. Clifford was serving in the British Armed Forces and went back to the front lines after their marriage.
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