y separately published work icon The Heptameron, or, Tales and Novels of Margaret, Queen of Navarre (International) assertion single work   novel  
Issue Details: First known date: 1924... 1924 The Heptameron, or, Tales and Novels of Margaret, Queen of Navarre
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Banned in Australia

Censorship Agencies: Customs
Decision: 31 Jan 1927
NAA Source: A425 1943/2649, C4129/1; Box H
Censorship notes: There is evidence to suggest that The Heptameron was banned before 1927. Like The Decameron, it was only a prohibited import in cheap editions. The title was released by the Book Censorship Board on 11.10.1935.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,      :       Knopf ,       1924 .
      Extent: xxv, 385p.
      Description: The Borzoi Classics
      Note/s:
      • With an introduction by Arthur Machen
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Works about this Work

Margaret of Navarre : The Woman Who Wrote the 'Heptameron' Daisy M. , 1929 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 28 May vol. 5 no. 27 1929; (p. 8, 54) Daisy M. relates events in the life of Margaret of Navarre, whom she regards as the first woman novelist. Daisy M. describes The Heptameron as 'horribly coarse' and 'written to please a sensual man'. The book was banned in Australia until 1935.
Margaret of Navarre : The Woman Who Wrote the 'Heptameron' Daisy M. , 1929 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 28 May vol. 5 no. 27 1929; (p. 8, 54) Daisy M. relates events in the life of Margaret of Navarre, whom she regards as the first woman novelist. Daisy M. describes The Heptameron as 'horribly coarse' and 'written to please a sensual man'. The book was banned in Australia until 1935.
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