Background
Anthony Comstock was born on March 7, 1844 in New Canaan, Connecticut, the son of a well-to-do farmer.
(The New York Society for the Suppression of Vice sounds l...)
The New York Society for the Suppression of Vice sounds like the satirical invention of a modern wag, but it was a very real organization dedicated to policing public morality in the late 19th century. Its founder, Anthony Comstock, was notorious as a crusader for "decency" and a strident advocate of censorship-so strident, in fact, that George Bernard Shaw coined the term "comstockery" to refer to his zeal for the cause. (Shaw was one of Comstock's victims; so were Theodore Dreiser and D.H. Lawrence.) Here, in this rare 1880 work, hard to find today in an elegant edition, Comstock obsessively details the results of his work as a special agent in the New York post office, which granted him the power to inspect the mail, determine what was "obscene," and harass the senders with the full power of the law behind him. A relic of American Victorian-era prudery, this makes for wickedly amusing reading today. American author ANTHONY COMSTOCK (1844-1915) also wrote Gambling Outrages (1887) and Morals Versus Art (1888).
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/160520904X/?tag=2022091-20
(Gambling outrages - Improving the breed of horses at the ...)
Gambling outrages - Improving the breed of horses at the expense of public morals is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1887. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/3337145760/?tag=2022091-20
(Anthony Comstock (March 7, 1844 September 21, 1915) was...)
Anthony Comstock (March 7, 1844 September 21, 1915) was a United States Postal Inspector and politician dedicated to ideas of Victorian morality. The terms "comstockery" and "Comstockism" were used for his extensive campaign to censor materials he considered indecent and obscene, such as birth control information.Comstock was born in New Canaan, Connecticut. As a young man, he enlisted and fought for the Union in the American Civil War from 1863 to 1865 in Company H, 17th Connecticut Infantry. He served without incident, but objected to the profanity used by his fellow soldiers. Afterwards he became an active worker in the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) in New York City.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1540789055/?tag=2022091-20
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00L84YVNY/?tag=2022091-20
United States postal inspector
Anthony Comstock was born on March 7, 1844 in New Canaan, Connecticut, the son of a well-to-do farmer.
After receiving a high-school education, Anthony Comstock became a clerk in a general store in 1862, but the following year he enlisted in the Seventeenth Connecticut Regiment and served with the Union Army in the Civil War until 1865.
Having settled in New York and inspired by activities of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), Anthony Comstock secured the arrest of two purveyors of pornographic publications.
One of them later attacked him with a bowie knife and inflicted a wound on his face, which Comstock hid under the whiskers that became his trademark. In 1871 Comstock, with the aid of the YMCA, organized a committee to further his work.
In 1872 he became distressed by the effect which gambling had on young men and determined to combat it.
He didpatently useful work in tracking down, raiding, and prosecuting a wide variety of frauds who advertised false services, including abortions.
In 1873 he organized the New York Society for the Prevention of Vice and made it a national symbol of tireless defense of traditional values.
Among these were a small number of persons of intelligence and moral fiber concerned for free speech or the right to disseminate knowledge respecting birth control. But since Comstock's standards remained rigid, they became increasingly impractical.
Thus in 1906 his attack, implemented by police, on the Art Students League of New York was not well regarded.
Bernard Shaw's denunciation of "Comstockery" evoked considerable agreement.
Comstock once boasted that he had driven at least fifteen persons to suicide.
Anthony Comstock was known for creation of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice.
(The New York Society for the Suppression of Vice sounds l...)
(Gambling outrages - Improving the breed of horses at the ...)
(Anthony Comstock (March 7, 1844 September 21, 1915) was...)
Anthony Comstock was married to Margaret Hamilton.
