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when the book was put on public sale the following year John 3.
Sumner declared it immoral and on July 31, 1922 presented a case
against it and at the same time against two other books, not by
Schnitzler. The Publishers' déekly contains an excellentnenary
of the suceeding events: "Carl Van Doren, Gilbert Seldes and
others appeared in Comrs. Ind And Aressistant District Attorney James
Wilson wsa inclined to admit all valid testimony and thus give a
fair hearing to the defence. Magistrate Simpson read the books
and declared all three 'a distinct contribution to literature of
the present day.' Mr. Summer then, through the then District
Attorney Banton sacred a Grand Jury Indictment. Mr. Seltser had
not the necessary time and money and agreed not to missue the
book, if the case were Lismissed.” (1) Consequently the book
was not Gvailable in English translation until on Friday, August
8, 1930 Simon and Schuster released their publication. So soon
as the book was put on sale John S. Sumner, acting as a repre-
sentative of the Society for the Suppression of Vice, presented
a search warrant issued by Magistrate Gottlieb and seised 477
copies of the novel. There were also summonses for the published-
ing company, for Richard L. Simon and for Lawrence Hoyt of the
sales staff, requiring them to appear before Magistrate Gottlieb
at the fourth District Court at 10:30 on Monday, August 18, 1930.
Simon and Schuster was represented by the Attorney Messrs. Gook,
Nathan and Lehman and by Messrs. Greenbaum, Wolff and Ernst as
special Counsel. The publichers stood by the book, stating "We
submit that Casanova's Homecoming is not only a recognized classie
of modern litérature but an entirely unimpeschable book," (2)
and pointing to Otto P. Schinnerer's production to the book-
"Casenova's Homecoming, therefore, is not a study in croticism,
but a postie rendition of an experience that is universally hum
and one to which all of us will sooner or later have to submit:
the imporvitable fading of youth, the waning of our powers,
the approach of age. That Schnitzler has personally felt this
more Zeenly than the overage human being is merely due to his
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Liehers' Weekly, Aug. 16, 1930, CXVIII, 595.
2.) In a statement issued by Simon and Schuster.
when the book was put on public sale the following year John 3.
Sumner declared it immoral and on July 31, 1922 presented a case
against it and at the same time against two other books, not by
Schnitzler. The Publishers' déekly contains an excellentnenary
of the suceeding events: "Carl Van Doren, Gilbert Seldes and
others appeared in Comrs. Ind And Aressistant District Attorney James
Wilson wsa inclined to admit all valid testimony and thus give a
fair hearing to the defence. Magistrate Simpson read the books
and declared all three 'a distinct contribution to literature of
the present day.' Mr. Summer then, through the then District
Attorney Banton sacred a Grand Jury Indictment. Mr. Seltser had
not the necessary time and money and agreed not to missue the
book, if the case were Lismissed.” (1) Consequently the book
was not Gvailable in English translation until on Friday, August
8, 1930 Simon and Schuster released their publication. So soon
as the book was put on sale John S. Sumner, acting as a repre-
sentative of the Society for the Suppression of Vice, presented
a search warrant issued by Magistrate Gottlieb and seised 477
copies of the novel. There were also summonses for the published-
ing company, for Richard L. Simon and for Lawrence Hoyt of the
sales staff, requiring them to appear before Magistrate Gottlieb
at the fourth District Court at 10:30 on Monday, August 18, 1930.
Simon and Schuster was represented by the Attorney Messrs. Gook,
Nathan and Lehman and by Messrs. Greenbaum, Wolff and Ernst as
special Counsel. The publichers stood by the book, stating "We
submit that Casanova's Homecoming is not only a recognized classie
of modern litérature but an entirely unimpeschable book," (2)
and pointing to Otto P. Schinnerer's production to the book-
"Casenova's Homecoming, therefore, is not a study in croticism,
but a postie rendition of an experience that is universally hum
and one to which all of us will sooner or later have to submit:
the imporvitable fading of youth, the waning of our powers,
the approach of age. That Schnitzler has personally felt this
more Zeenly than the overage human being is merely due to his
==== =====
Liehers' Weekly, Aug. 16, 1930, CXVIII, 595.
2.) In a statement issued by Simon and Schuster.