Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
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.
Craig, Alec. The Banned Books of England and Other Countries. George Allen and Unwin, 1962.
82-3
Thomas, Donald. A Long Time Burning: The History of Literary Censorship in England. Frederick A. Praeger, 1969.
305
Parkes, Adam. Modernism and the Theatre of Censorship. Oxford University Press, 1996.
xi
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.
Craig, Alec. The Banned Books of England and Other Countries. George Allen and Unwin, 1962.
98
Thomas, Donald. A Long Time Burning: The History of Literary Censorship in England. Frederick A. Praeger, 1969.
305-6
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.
Craig, Alec. The Banned Books of England and Other Countries. George Allen and Unwin, 1962.
94-5
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.
Craig, Alec. The Banned Books of England and Other Countries. George Allen and Unwin, 1962.
