R. D. Smith
, AW
's editor (and widower of Olivia Manning
), indicates that she wrote a number of prose pieces between 1910 and 1915, of which only a handful are published in his...
Timeline
23 December 1915: The Indictments Act (1915) revised the antiquated,...
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23 December 1915
The Indictments Act (1915) revised the antiquated, sensational wording of the charge for obscene libel, but produced a wording which could be very broadly interpreted.
After February 1932: An appeal of Count Potocki of Montalk's case...
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After February 1932
An appeal of Count Potocki of Montalk
's case was heard; and although he was not cleared, an advance in obscene libel cases was made.
8 February 1932: Count Geoffrey Wladislas Vaile Potocki of...
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8 February 1932
Count Geoffrey Wladislas Vaile Potocki of Montalk
went to trial (and was later convicted) for obscene libel for having tried to get printed for private circulation five short poems.
