Obelisk Press
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3 March 1929: The case alleging the obscenity of Sleeveless...
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3 March 1929
The case alleging the obscenity of Sleeveless Errand by Norah C. James
was heard at Bow Street in the presence of Sir Archibald Bodkin
, Director of Public Prosecutions.
1931: The Obelisk Press in Paris was established...
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1931
The Obelisk Press
in Paris was established by Jack Kahane
, in part to combat prudery in British publishing.
April 1935: Heinemann, publisher of Bessie Cotter by...
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April 1935
Heinemann
, publisher of Bessie Cotter by Wallace Smith
, was fined £100 after pleading guilty to a charge of obscene libel.
1939: Jack Kahane, owner of the Obelisk Press in...
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1939
Jack Kahane
, owner of the Obelisk Press
in Paris, died: he left his son Maurice
the press, which had been founded in 1931 to combat British prudery.
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