Love Me Sailor
 First edition | |
| Author | Robert Close |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Melbourne: Georgian House[1] |
Publication date | 1945 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| ISBN | 9780856170096 |
Love Me Sailor is a 1945 novel from Australian author Robert Close.[2][3]
Plot
[edit]A woman travels on a ship from Chile to the US.[4]
Background
[edit]Close finished writing the book in 1943.[5]
Adaptations
[edit]The book was to have been adapted into a radio play in 1946 but the production was cancelled at the last minute.[6] It was also to be adapted into a feature film in 1977 (with Robert Bruning producing, and with a screenplay by Bruce Wishart) before that project was also abandoned.[7]
Obscenity Trial
[edit]In 1946 Close and "Georgian House Pty Ltd", the publisher of the novel were prosecuted in the Supreme Court of Victoria for "obscene libel".[8][9][10]
During the first trial, the entire 90,000-word book was read to the jury by counsel for the prosecution twice: the first jury was discharged when the court was notified that the foreman of the jury had discussed the case with one of Close's friends.[11] Close was sentenced to three months' imprisonment and a fine of £100.[12] This was later overturned on appeal; he served 10 days in prison and was fined £150.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ Love me sailor (Book, 1945). WorldCat. OCLC 7032159.
- ^ Obituary of Robert Close at The Independent
- ^ "A Siren Goes to Sea". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 31, 064. Victoria, Australia. 23 March 1946. p. 10 (The Argus Week-end Magazine). Retrieved 17 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Dangerous books behind lock and key: Exploring Australia's hidden library collections By Story Hunters Ashlynne McGhee and Loretta Florance ABC News 17 May 2016
- ^ "Books in Review". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 30, 725. Victoria, Australia. 17 February 1945. p. 10 (The Argus Week-end Magazine). Retrieved 18 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ ""THE JITTERS" AT RADIO STATIONS". Daily Advertiser. New South Wales, Australia. 15 July 1946. p. 2. Retrieved 18 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Wayne Levy, The Book of the Film and the Film of the Book, Academia Press, 1995, p.31.
- ^ R v Close [1948] VicLawRp 79, [1948] VLR 445 (29 June 1948), Supreme Court (Full Court) (Vic).
- ^ "Banned Books: Robert Close". University of Melbourne Library. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
- ^ ""LOVE ME. SAILOR" CALLED INDECENT, FILTH". Truth. No. 2947. New South Wales, Australia. 14 July 1946. p. 24. Retrieved 18 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Author, Publisher Guilty of Libel". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
- ^ a b "Robert Close Finds Fun in Puncturing the Pompous and Prudish". The Age. Retrieved 26 February 2011.