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Dr. Bowdler's legacy, a history of expurgated books in England and America.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Perrin, Noel.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bowdler, Thomas, 1780-1856.
- Bowdler, Thomas.
- Expurgated books.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 296 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- [First edition].
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Atheneum, 1969.
- Contents:
- Causes of Bowdlerism
- Bowdlerism before Bowdler
- Dr. Bowdler and his sister
- Shakespeare in shreds
- The assault on the Bible
- Destiny and Mr. Plumptre
- The American scene
- The great Victorian age: I
- poetry
- The great Victorian age: II
- prose
- The fall of Bowdlerism, and after.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Local Notes:
- Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has dustjacket retained.
- Athenaeum copy: Livezey Fund bookplate.
- OCLC:
- 24522
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