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Alexander George Craig (known as Alec Craig;[1] 1897–1973)[2] was a British writer and poet, who wrote extensively about banned books and against literary censorship.[1][3] Craig was interested more generally in sexual behaviour and reform, and was also engaged with the socialist movement. He was involved with the Progressive League, reviewing books for their journal.[4]
His papers are in the archives of Senate House Library.[2]
Publications
[edit]Books
[edit]- Banned Books of England 1937
- Above All Liberties 1942
- Sex and Revolution 1934
- Memoranda of evidence submitted to the Select Committees of the House of Commons on obscene publications 1958
- Banned Books of England and Other Countries. A study of the conception of literary obscenity 1962
- Suppressed books 1963
Articles
[edit]- Outline of a Baudelaire bibliography 1945
- Recent developments in the Law of Obscene Libel in England 1952
- Bibliography of nudism 1954
Poetry
[edit]- Aspirin Eaters 1943
- Voice of Merlin 1946
- Prometheans 1955
References
[edit]- 1 2 Espley, Richard (2016). "Alec Craig, Censorship and the Literary Marketplace: A Bookman's Struggles". In Wilson, Nicola (ed.). The Book World: Selling and Distributing British Literature, 1900-1940. Leiden: Brill. pp. 134–149. doi:10.1163/9789004315884_009. ISBN 978-90-04-31586-0.
- 1 2 "Alexander George (Alec) Craig Papers". University of London.
- ↑ Craig, Alec (1962). The Banned Books of England and Other Countries: a Study of the Conception of Literary Obscenity. Internet Archive. London: George Allen & Unwin.
- ↑ "Sunday Lecture Report: Sex and Revolution". Freedom. 1 June 1946.
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