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The Nun in her Smock


 

The Nun in her Smock or Venus in the Cloister is the English translation of the French novel Vénus dans le Cloître (1683), ascribed to Abbé du Prat.

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In 1727 Edmund Curll was convicted under the common law offence of disturbing the peace for its publication. It appears to be the first conviction for obscenity in the United Kingdom, and set a legal precedent for other convictions.

Related Topics:
Edmund Curll - Disturbing the peace - Obscenity - Legal precedent

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