Why it was banned
Upton Sinclair's 1914 novel dealing with venereal disease and its effects on a marriage, banned in New Zealand as objectionable under the Indecent Publications Act 1963 for its frank treatment of sexual health.
Bans
| Country | Year | Reasons | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 1921lifted | Sexual | ||
| Classified as objectionable under the New Zealand Indecent Publications Act 1963. The Act was superseded by the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993; classification status treated as historical. | ||||