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Where Lady Chatterley danced naked through the vines with her Sicilian lover; Frank Barrett visits Taormina,home to D.H.Lawrence in the 1920s and inspiration for his classic tale of lust.

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From: The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
Date: 20050911
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Byline: FRANK BARRETT

WALKING beyond the limits of Corso Umberto, the pedestrianised main street of Taormina, is not something you undertake lightly. Sicilian road users drive with a terrifying disregard for their own and other people's safety - anybody crazy enough to stroll the narrow highways (most of which are pavement-free) is taking his life in his hands.

On the point of turning back after one nervy excursion, I suddenly spotted a street sign saying 'Via David Herbert Lawrence', better known as D.H.

Lawrence, author of Lady Chatterley's Lover. But why here?

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