Pernicious Literature
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| by the [[National Vigilance Association]]. | by the [[National Vigilance Association]]. | ||
| - | It consisted of MP [[Samuel Smith (1836–1906)|Samuel Smith]]'s [[House of Commons]] [[RESOLUTION. HC Deb 08 May 1888 vol 325 cc1707-25 1707|motion]] with an appeal for 'a healthy public opinion' necessary 'to enable this | + | It consisted of MP [[Samuel Smith (1836–1906)|Samuel Smith]]'s [[House of Commons]] [[RESOLUTION. HC Deb 08 May 1888 vol 325 cc1707-25 1707|motion]] with an appeal for 'a healthy public opinion' necessary 'to enable this Association to set the law in motion'. |
| :"[[Zolaism]] is a disease. It is a study of the [[putrid]]. . . . No one can read Zola without moral [[contamination]]. ... The [[National Vigilance Association]], "[[Pernicious Literature]]" (1889) citing [[The Methodist Times]]'s response to the [[Vizetelly trial]] | :"[[Zolaism]] is a disease. It is a study of the [[putrid]]. . . . No one can read Zola without moral [[contamination]]. ... The [[National Vigilance Association]], "[[Pernicious Literature]]" (1889) citing [[The Methodist Times]]'s response to the [[Vizetelly trial]] | ||
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"Pernicious literature: debate in the House of Commons : trial and conviction for sale of Zola's novels. With opinions of the press" (1889) is a pamphlet by the National Vigilance Association.
It consisted of MP Samuel Smith's House of Commons motion with an appeal for 'a healthy public opinion' necessary 'to enable this Association to set the law in motion'.
- "Zolaism is a disease. It is a study of the putrid. . . . No one can read Zola without moral contamination. ... The National Vigilance Association, "Pernicious Literature" (1889) citing The Methodist Times's response to the Vizetelly trial
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