Censorship of the written word has proved a constant source for debate and argument. To cut or not to cut is a question with a long and fascinating history. First published in 1969, A Long Time Burning is an account of the political, religious, and moral censorship of literature, in the context of English literary history.
Censorship of the written word has proved a constant source for debate and argument. To cut or not to cut is a question with a long and fascinating history. First published in 1969, A Long Time Burning is an account of the political, religious, and moral censorship of literature, in the context of English literary history.
Donald Thomas was an academic historian of crime. He was the author of several studies of the criminal underworld as well as biographies of Robert Browning, the Marquis de Sade, Henry Fielding, and Lewis Carroll.
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Preface 1. The Fear of Literature 2. Censorship before Publication: 1476-1695 3. Enemies of the State: 1695-1760 4. Blasphemy in an Age of Reason 5. Obscene Libel and the Reformation of Manners 6. Liberty versus Licentiousness: 1760-1792 7. Guardians of Public Morality 8. Political Censorship: A Fight to the Finish 1792-1832 9. Guardians of Public Morality 10. Victoria: (1) 'If all Mankind minus One...' J. S. Mill (1859) 11. Victoria: (2) 'Smacks and Laughter echoed through the Grove...' The Pearl (September 1879) 12. The Twentieth Century: 'Plus Ca Change...'
Preface 1. The Fear of Literature 2. Censorship before Publication: 1476-1695 3. Enemies of the State: 1695-1760 4. Blasphemy in an Age of Reason 5. Obscene Libel and the Reformation of Manners 6. Liberty versus Licentiousness: 1760-1792 7. Guardians of Public Morality 8. Political Censorship: A Fight to the Finish 1792-1832 9. Guardians of Public Morality 10. Victoria: (1) 'If all Mankind minus One...' J. S. Mill (1859) 11. Victoria: (2) 'Smacks and Laughter echoed through the Grove...' The Pearl (September 1879) 12. The Twentieth Century: 'Plus Ca Change...'
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