''John Thomas and Lady Jane'' is a 1927 novel by

D. H. Lawrence David Herbert Lawrence (11 September 1885 – 2 March 1930) was an English writer, novelist, poet and essayist. His works reflect on modernity, industrialization, sexuality, emotional health, vitality, spontaneity and instinct. His best-k ...

. The novel is the second, less widely known, version of a story that was later told in the more famous, once-controversial, third version ''

Lady Chatterley's Lover ''Lady Chatterley's Lover'' is the last novel by English author D. H. Lawrence, which was first published privately in 1928, in Italy, and in 1929, in France. An unexpurgated edition was not published openly in the United Kingdom until 1960, w ...

'', published in 1928. ''John Thomas'' and ''Lady Jane'' are the pet names for the genitalia of the protagonists.

"The book, according to a statement from Ferran, is a more simple, direct telling of the tale, with a few key differences. Parkin, the gamekeeper, is here a simple man from the village who chose his profession over being a miner, so that he could preserve his solitude. In the 1928 novel, he’s named Mellors and, though working-class, is a former army officer." — Moira Macdonald,
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arts critic

Publication

This version originally published as an Italian translation ''Le Tre "Lady Chatterley". Milano: Mondadori, 1954. * D. H. Lawrence, The First Lady Chatterley (The first version of 'Lady Chatterley's Lover) with a foreword by Frieda Lawrence (Heinemann, 1972) * D. H. Lawrence, John Thomas and Lady Jane (The second version of 'Lady Chatterley's Lover) (Heinemann, 1972). The book was also published in a volume entitled ''The First and Second Lady Chatterley Novels'' with the first version of the story, '' The First Lady Chatterley''.

Reception

The New Republic ''The New Republic'' is an American magazine of commentary on politics, contemporary culture, and the arts. Founded in 1914 by several leaders of the progressive movement, it attempted to find a balance between "a liberalism centered in hum ...

said, "What is left makes the second version a better book, for while freer from polemics about the perils of industrialization, it is dramatic and sensitively realistic about the emotional and economic wasteland in which the lives of colliers and foundrymen and their families are lived."

Adaptation

In 1981, some material from this book was used for Keith Miles's stage version at the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry, England, and later performed by the Buffalo Theatre Ensemble at the Theatre Building in

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. In 1993, some material from this book was used for the

Ken Russell Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell (3 July 1927 – 27 November 2011) was a British film director, known for his pioneering work in television and film and for his flamboyant and controversial style. His films in the main were liberal adaptation ...

television mini-series ''

Lady Chatterley The word ''lady'' is a term for a girl or woman, with various connotations. Once used to describe only women of a high social class or status, the equivalent of lord, now it may refer to any adult woman, as gentleman can be used for men. Inform ...

''. In 2006, it was used as the basis of a French film adaptation called ''

'', directed by

Pascale Ferran Pascale Ferran (; born 17 April 1960) is a French film director and screenwriter. In 2007, her film ''Lady Chatterley'' won five César Awards including Best Film, Best Cinematography and Best Adaptation. Her 2014 film '' Bird People'' was sele ...

Bibliography

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Parody

Comedian

Spike Milligan Terence Alan "Spike" Milligan (16 April 1918 – 27 February 2002) was an Irish actor, comedian, writer, musician, poet, and playwright. The son of an English mother and Irish father, he was born in British Raj, British Colonial India, where h ...

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''.

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* {{D. H. Lawrence English novels Novels by D. H. Lawrence British erotic novels 1927 British novels British novels adapted into television shows British novels adapted into films Arnoldo Mondadori Editore books