Record

Ref NoDM1819/36
TitleAllen Lane Files box 36: Lady Chatterley's Lover
DescriptionLady Chatterley's Lover Trial:

General correspondence concerning the trial, 1960; letters of support and disapproval; letters of congratulations following the trial's verdict; press cuttings; thanks to Allen Lane for sending a specially printed copy of Rolph's 'The Trial of Lady Chatterley'; and correspondence regarding an Australian importation ban of the book, 1961.
Includes two admission tickets to the trial on 1 November 1960; a copy of The Modern Law Review Vol. 23 No.3 May 1960 with an article on the Obscene Publications Act 1959; a banner reading 'Lady Chatterley acquitted, Now You Can Read It' and a card with the cover of 'The Trial of Lady Chatterley' Penguin Special with Bible verses written on it.
Date1960-1961
FormatManuscript
Extent1 file
Access ConditionsPrior permission must be obtained from Penguin Books Ltd. Please ask Special Collections for further information.
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