This week in 1960
Risque Reading by Fox Photos
Seemingly unaware of his fellow commuters sneaking a glimpse at theon the tube. The picture was taken on 3 November, 1960, the day after the verdict had been given in the trial of the novel’s publisher, Penguin Books. Under the Obscene Publications Act 1959, Penguin had been taken to court to defend its printing of it. At the trial’s conclusion, the novel was found not to be obscene, with the full unexpurgated edition being made available in Britain for the first time the following day.
