《恰特里夫人的情人》一书曾被看作是西方的《金瓶梅》,该书的作者 D.H.劳伦斯当年为该书得以出版颇费一番周折。因为劳伦斯写的巨著《虹》已于1915年在英国遭禁,于是他不得不通过关系把《恰》放在意大利佛罗伦萨出版然后通过朋友把书寄往英美一些地方。一个月后,英国海关以“淫书”罪名明文禁止《恰》入境。这一禁却在英国、法国和 Mrs. Chattery’s Lover was once regarded as the “Golden Lotus” in the West and the author of the book, D.H. Lawrence, published quite a number of twists and turns for the publication of the book. Because Lawrence wrote the monograph The Rainbow was banned in the United Kingdom in 1915, he had to place “Just” in Florence, Italy through relationships and send it to friends in some parts of the United States and Britain. A month later, the British Customs banned the “just” entry into the country with “pornography” charges. This ban is in Britain, France and