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When was the ban finally lifted on D. H. Lawrence's novel Lady Chatterley's Lover, written in 1928?

Correct answer: C. 1960

  • A. 1930
  • B. 1945
  • C. 1960
  • D. 2000

Explanation

The ban on Lady Chatterley's Lover was lifted in Britain in 1960 after Penguin won the obscenity trial, allowing the novel to be published unabridged. The trial became a landmark in debates about literary censorship.

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