Why it was banned
Victoria Cross's 1908 novel, banned in New Zealand as objectionable under the Indecent Publications Act 1963. Cross was a prolific popular novelist whose frank depictions of female desire attracted censorship in multiple jurisdictions.
Bans
| Country | Year | Reasons | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 1908lifted | 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 The Act was superseded by the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993; classification status treated as historical. | ||||