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Prudes on the prowl : fiction and obscenity in England, 1850 to the present day / David Bradshaw and Rachel Potter. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This publication comprises nine essays from leading scholars which investigate the relationship between fiction, censorship and the legal construction of obscenity in Britain between 1850 and the present day. Each of the chapters focuses on a distinct historical period and each has something new to say about the literary works it spotlights.

ISBN: 9780191764745 (ebook) 0191764744 (ebook)

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1800-1999

Subjects--Topical Terms:
English fiction--Censorship.--19th century
English fiction--Censorship.--20th century
English fiction--History and criticism.--19th century
English fiction--History and criticism.--20th century
Law and literature--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Law and literature--History--Great Britain--20th century.
Roman anglais--Censure.--19e siècle
Roman anglais--Censure.--20e siècle
Roman anglais--Histoire et critique.--19e siècle
Roman anglais--Histoire et critique.--20e siècle
Droit et littérature--Histoire--Grande-Bretagne--19e siècle.
Droit et littérature--Histoire--Grande-Bretagne--20e siècle.
English fiction.
Law and literature.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Great Britain.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.

LC Class. No.: PR878

Dewey Class. No.: 823.809353