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Fri 08 Aug 2007Lady ChatterleyIs it still possible to take Lady Chatterley's Loverseriously? The key elements in DH Lawrence's once scandalous novel - posh lady rolls around with burly gamekeeper - could now be regarded as a creation myth for the soft porn industry. It's difficult to consider the action in the novel without remembering all those plumbers, cable guys and pool boys who have acted beyond the call of duty when summoned to the homes of Swedish housewives.