John Thomas and Lady Jane
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John Thomas and Lady Jane is a novel
written by D. H. Lawrence
, and published in 1927. The novel is an alternative version of the story that was told in the once controversial novel Lady Chatterley's Lover
, published in 1928.
The book is less widely known than its more famous counterpart, but was later used as the basis of a 2006 French adaptation called Lady Chatterley
, directed by Pascale Ferran. Some material from this book was also used in the Ken Russell
television mini-series Lady Chatterley
.
The book was published in a volume entitled The First and Second Lady Chatterley Novels alongside another alternative version of the story, The First Lady Chatterley. Comedian Spike Milligan
also parodied the story in his According to Spike Milligan
series, under the title of D. H. Lawrence's John Thomas and Lady Jane - Part II of Lady Chatterley's Lover.
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
written by D. H. Lawrence
D. H. Lawrence
David Herbert Richards Lawrence was an English novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, literary critic and painter who published as D. H. Lawrence. His collected works represent an extended reflection upon the dehumanising effects of modernity and industrialisation...
, and published in 1927. The novel is an alternative version of the story that was told in the once controversial novel Lady Chatterley's Lover
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Lady Chatterley's Lover is a novel by D. H. Lawrence, first published in 1928. The first edition was printed privately in Florence, Italy with assistance from Pino Orioli; it could not be published openly in the United Kingdom until 1960...
, published in 1928.
The book is less widely known than its more famous counterpart, but was later used as the basis of a 2006 French adaptation called Lady Chatterley
Lady Chatterley (film)
Lady Chatterley is a French film by Pascale Ferran. An adaptation of the novel John Thomas and Lady Jane by D. H. Lawrence, it was released in the UK on 24 August, 2007....
, directed by Pascale Ferran. Some material from this book was also used in the Ken Russell
Ken Russell
Henry Kenneth Alfred "Ken" Russell was an English film director, known for his pioneering work in television and film and for his flamboyant and controversial style. He attracted criticism as being obsessed with sexuality and the church...
television mini-series Lady Chatterley
Lady Chatterley (1993 film)
Lady Chatterley is a 1993 BBC television serial. It is an adaption of D. H. Lawrence's novel Lady Chatterley's Lover, first broadcast on BBC One in four 55-minute episodes between 6 and 27 June 1993. A young woman's husband returns wounded after the First World War. Facing a life with a husband now...
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The book was published in a volume entitled The First and Second Lady Chatterley Novels alongside another alternative version of the story, The First Lady Chatterley. Comedian Spike Milligan
Spike Milligan
Terence Alan Patrick Seán "Spike" Milligan Hon. KBE was a comedian, writer, musician, poet, playwright, soldier and actor. His early life was spent in India, where he was born, but the majority of his working life was spent in the United Kingdom. He became an Irish citizen in 1962 after the...
also parodied the story in his According to Spike Milligan
According to Spike Milligan
According to Spike Milligan is a series of literary pastiche novels written by Spike Milligan from 1993 to 2000. Each part of the series was a rewriting of an original novel, with surreal comic elements added that fit into certain points of the originals whilst at the same time poking fun at the...
series, under the title of D. H. Lawrence's John Thomas and Lady Jane - Part II of Lady Chatterley's Lover.