William Lazenby
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| - | '''William Lazenby''' [c.1825?-c.1888?], a London publisher of clandestine erotica. In, is arrested for "soliciting and inciting Charles Drew Harris to sell or publish certain obscene, wicked and lewd books". Lazenby is arrested again in 1886 and and imprisoned at age 61 for "unlawfully selling in an open public shop certain lewd books, indecent photographs and other articles". | + | '''William Lazenby''' [c.[[1825]]?-c.[[1888]]?] was a London publisher of clandestine erotica. According to [[Sheryl_Straight]], he is attributed as the publisher of [[The Pearl]]. Around [[1876]], he is arrested for "soliciting and inciting [[Charles Drew Harris]] to sell or publish certain obscene, [[wicked]] and [[lewd]] books". Lazenby is arrested again in 1886 and and imprisoned at age 61 for "unlawfully selling in an open public shop certain lewd books, [[indecent]] photographs and other articles". |
| + | After the [[Post Office (Protection) Act 1884]], Lazenby together with other publishers such as [[Edward Avery]], [[Charles Carrington]], and [[Harry Sidney Nichols]] moved much of their business to [[Paris]] to sell in the United Kingdom by mail order | ||
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| - | The underground Victorian magazine [[The Pearl]] is published in London in 18 parts. William Lazenby is attributed as the publisher, editor and part-time author. | ||
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| - | [http://www.eroticabibliophile.com/censorship_history.html The Obscenity of Censorship] | ||
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William Lazenby [c.1825?-c.1888?] was a London publisher of clandestine erotica. According to Sheryl_Straight, he is attributed as the publisher of The Pearl. Around 1876, he is arrested for "soliciting and inciting Charles Drew Harris to sell or publish certain obscene, wicked and lewd books". Lazenby is arrested again in 1886 and and imprisoned at age 61 for "unlawfully selling in an open public shop certain lewd books, indecent photographs and other articles".
After the Post Office (Protection) Act 1884, Lazenby together with other publishers such as Edward Avery, Charles Carrington, and Harry Sidney Nichols moved much of their business to Paris to sell in the United Kingdom by mail order
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