Banned Books Week::September 23-30, 2006

Sorry to interrupt your regularly-scheduled podcast with this, but it seems too on point not to mention Banned Books Week, given the nature of this particular ditigal space.

The American Library Association fights the good fight against censorship. Sometimes, without a fight, books like "Lady Chatterly's Lover" might never have been published in the United States.

From their web site:

More than a book a day faces expulsion from free and open public access in U.S. schools and libraries every year. There have been more than 8,700 attempts since the American Library Association (ALA) began electronically compiling and publishing information on book challenges in 1990.

Extraordinary. Who knew?

Is this not a frightening statistic? Horrifying that there is one person in this day and age who believes censorship is a valid response to things one does not like.

For shame. For shame.

Celebrate banned books? Hardly.

Shout it from the rooftops: liberty or death.

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Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawrence - Chapter 15

With the news that Connie is pregnant, Mellors ruminates on how men might once again be men: red trousers.

"Tha's got a proper woman's arse," he says, "I like it."

Out looking for Connie, Mrs. Bolton finds the lovers together, walking in the riding.

Listen to Chapter 15 of Lady Chatterley's Lover HERE.

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Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawrence - Chapter 14

Connie and Mellors.

Connie and Mellors.

Connie and Mellors.

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Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawrence - Chapter 13

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Connie and Mellors push Clifford around in the broken motorized chair and fighting ensues between the Chatterleys.

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A big Shoutout to NPR/Boing-Boing Tech Chick Xeni Jardin

Taking a brief moment to welcome new listeners brought to us by virtue of Xeni Jardin's excellent piece for NPR on amateur audiobook producers.

Thanks, Xeni!

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Chapter 12 of Lady Chatterley's Lover

Lawrence draws a disturbingly honest post-coital angst/bliss portrait.

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Chapter 11 of Lady Chatterley's Lover

Uthwaite rumour has it that Constance Chatterley will provide Clifford - and Wagby - with an heir. Even the suspicious gossip Mrs. Bolton believes it's possible that the parapelgic Clifford will be the future child's father as Connie plans an extended trip to Venice in order to deflect suspicion of fatherhood well away from Mellors.

This link takes you to Chapter 11.

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It's wonderful to be back, reading D.H. Lawrence's "Lady Chatterley's Lover" once again. Thank you one and all for your cards and letters of support and encouragement.

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Chapter 10 (Part II) of Lady Chatterley's Lover

Connie is preoccupied with her affair, but does not go to the hut so long as she imagines Mellors waiting for her. Coy, she walks the opposite direction, only to run into Mellors anyway.

HERE is Part II of Chapter 10 of D.H. Lawrence's banned-in-America book "Lady Chatterley's Lover".

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Chapter 10 (Part I) - Lady Chatterley's Lover

Connie is repulsed by Clifford's worship of her, is given a key to the hut, and weeps with ecstasy at the ferocity of the female urge.

Mellors' heart flames and melts as Connie's breaks.

"Kiss me," she says, before "plunging into the dark grey tangible night."

Because Chapter 10 is quite long, it's broken into two hour-long posts. HERE is Part I of Chapter 10.

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"Lady Chatterley's Lover" Chapter Index

The following are direct links to media files, by chapter:

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10 / Part I
Chapter 10 / Part II
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19

Thanks to an anonymous reader for posting a comment requesting a chapter index.

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