The Modern Dispatch

Obscene Publications Act

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A 1960s courtroom scene depicting the trial of Lady Chatterley's Lover, with the book central to the proceedings.
Culture

Lady Chatterley's Lover book censorship sparks publishing revolution

On November 2, 1960, a British jury took just three hours to declare Penguin Books 'not guilty' of obscenity, effectively legalizing D.

Camila Roque·June 1, 2026