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# "The Pleasures of Coition" are notable also because their publisher was convicted in England on a charge of filthy libel, and his case laid the foundation of the English law on obscene publications
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- Published: 2017-02-03T08:29:34.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T05:46:04.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: Books, London, Mores, Society

"The Pleasures of Coition" are notable also because their publisher was convicted in England on a charge of filthy libel, and his case laid the foundation of the English law on obscene publications. And only in 1967 did this offence cease to be regarded as a serious crime and pass into the category of misdemeanours.