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-'''''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]].+'''''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]].
In [[1727]] [[Edmund Curll]] was convicted under the common law offence of [[Disturbing the peace (crime)|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. In [[1727]] [[Edmund Curll]] was convicted under the common law offence of [[Disturbing the peace (crime)|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.

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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.

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.

The erotic book is an example of the whore dialogues genre. In it, a series of five dramatic conversations between two fictional nuns (sister Agnès and sister Angélique) are related. In these conversations, the elder more experienced woman instructs the younger about sex. [1] [Apr 2007]

Censorship in the United Kingdom

Censorship in the United Kingdom The conviction in 1727 of Edmund Curll for the publication of Venus in the Cloister or The Nun in her Smock under the common law offence of disturbing the King's peace was the first conviction for obscenity in Great Britain, and set a legal precedent for other convictions.

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