LOLITA VLADIMIR NABOKOV

When: 1955 What: Book Where: Canada, France, South Africa, UK

Given the sexual content of this book that explores a middle-aged man’s obsession with his 12-year-old stepdaughter, its censorship on the grounds of it being pornography is not too surprising for 1955. When it was finally released in the UK in 1959 an MP had to resign because of his association with the publishing company.