The end of obscenity the trials of lady chatterley tropic of cancer and fanny hill by rembar charles publication date 1968 topics lawrence d h david herbert 1885 1930 miller henry 1891 cleland john 1709 1789 obscenity law publisher new york random house. His book the end of obscenity the trials of lady chatterley tropic of cancer fanny hill by the lawyer who defended them 1968 won the george polk award in journalism perspective 1975 is a. The end of obscenity describes the exciting trials of lady chatterly tropic of cancer and fanny hill leading all the way to the supreme court which cleared the way for their publication in this country charles rembars analysis of the legal background and strategy of each case is insightful and lucid. The end of obscenity the trials of lady chatterley tropic of cancer and fanny hill item preview the end of obscenity the trials of lady chatterley tropic of cancer and fanny hill by rembar charles publication date 1986 topics lawrence d h david herbert 1885 1930. This book details the ultimately successful fight against the censorship of three books lady chatterleys lover tropic of cancer and fanny hill the last book resulted in a 1966 supreme court case which held that a book was entitled to first amendment protection and could not be banned unless it was utterly without social value