Which novel by D. H. Lawrence led to the obscenity trial and acquittal of Penguin Books?
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Correct answer: C. Lady Chatterley's Lover
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Privately printed in Florence (1928), Lady Chatterley's Lover was published unexpurgated by Penguin in 1960. Penguin was acquitted under the Obscene Publications Act 1959 and sold some three million copies.
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