Isabel Langguth explores the history of book banning and why it is still happening today.
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Censorship, Saucy Reads and Sex with Lady Chatterley
There is no reason to ban a book. If a book spreads or incites hatred, then put a warning on the cover. Lady Chatterley’s Lover by D.H. Lawrence does not meet these criteria, yet it was heavily censored in Britain for over 30 years. The novel had the people in charge worried: worried that it […]