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Book Synopsis"Splendid…[Darnton gives] us vivid, hard-won detail, illuminating narrative, and subtle, original insight." —Timothy Garton Ash,
New York Review of BooksTrade Review"Enthralling." -- Alberto Manguel - New York Times Book Review
"Provocative." -- Jonathan Yardley - Washington Post
"[V]ivid, fascinating…a human comedy full of intriguing revelations." -- Felipe Fernández-Armesto - Wall Street Journal
"There is no better guide to the inside story of censorship in the past or present than the internationally renowned historian Robert Darnton. He makes the most prosaic encounters come to life…Darnton brings all his skills and passions for books to this fascinating study of censorship in three different times and places and draws a number of conclusions that will be of interest to readers everywhere." -- Lynn Hunt, author of Inventing Human Rights
"As we move into an age of almost universal surveillance, it is cheering to remember that censors can never achieve the degree of control to which they aspire, and need never have the last word." -- Maureen Freely - Telegraph (UK)
"An intriguing story emerges as censors are presented as both a necessary evil and an authoritarian measure, working with authors as much as against them…[A] thought-provoking look at a controversial subject." -- Publishers Weekly
"A fascinating visit to the censor’s office." -- Booklist
