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'''William Lazenby''' (died circa 1888) was an English publisher of pornography active in the 1870s and 1880s. He used the aliases Duncan Cameron and Thomas Judd. His notable publications include magazines ''"[[The Pearl]]"'', which published poems thought to have been written by [[Algernon Charles Swinburne]], ''[[The Oyster]]'', ''The Boudoir'' and ''<I>[[The Cremorne]]</I>''. He also published such books as ''<I>"[[The Romance of Lust]]"</I>, ''"[[Randiana|Randiana, or Excitable Tales]]"'', ''"[[The Birchen Bouquet]]"'' (1881), ''"[[The Romance of Chastisement]]"'' (1883), ''"[[The Pleasures of Cruelty]]"'' (1886) and ''"The Sins of the Cities of the Plain."'' He was an associate of [[Edward Avery]] and Leonard Smithers. | '''William Lazenby''' (died circa 1888) was an English publisher of pornography active in the 1870s and 1880s. He used the aliases Duncan Cameron and Thomas Judd. His notable publications include magazines ''"[[The Pearl]]"'', which published poems thought to have been written by [[Algernon Charles Swinburne]], ''[[The Oyster]]'', ''The Boudoir'' and ''<I>[[The Cremorne]]</I>''. He also published such books as ''<I>"[[The Romance of Lust]]"</I>, ''"[[Randiana|Randiana, or Excitable Tales]]"'', ''"[[The Birchen Bouquet]]"'' (1881), ''"[[The Romance of Chastisement]]"'' (1883), ''"[[The Pleasures of Cruelty]]"'' (1886) and ''"The Sins of the Cities of the Plain."'' He was an associate of [[Edward Avery]] and Leonard Smithers. | ||
After the [[Post Office (Protection) Act 1884]], Lazenby together with other publishers such as [[Edward Avery]], [[Charles Carrington]], and Harry Sidney Nichols moved much of their business to Paris to sell in the United Kingdom by mail order. | After the [[Post Office (Protection) Act 1884]], Lazenby together with other publishers such as [[Edward Avery]], [[Charles Carrington]], and [[Harry Sidney Nichols]] moved much of their business to Paris to sell in the United Kingdom by mail order. | ||
He was prosecuted in 1871 and again in 1881. | He was prosecuted in 1871 and again in 1881. |
Revision as of 11:17, 5 December 2020
William Lazenby (died circa 1888) was an English publisher of pornography active in the 1870s and 1880s. He used the aliases Duncan Cameron and Thomas Judd. His notable publications include magazines "The Pearl", which published poems thought to have been written by Algernon Charles Swinburne, The Oyster, The Boudoir and The Cremorne. He also published such books as "The Romance of Lust", "Randiana, or Excitable Tales", "The Birchen Bouquet" (1881), "The Romance of Chastisement" (1883), "The Pleasures of Cruelty" (1886) and "The Sins of the Cities of the Plain." He was an associate of Edward Avery and Leonard Smithers.
After the Post Office (Protection) Act 1884, Lazenby together with other publishers such as Edward Avery, Charles Carrington, and Harry Sidney Nichols moved much of their business to Paris to sell in the United Kingdom by mail order.
He was prosecuted in 1871 and again in 1881.
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