''The Undergrowth of Literature'' is a pioneering study of

pornography Pornography (often shortened to porn or porno) is the portrayal of sexual subject matter for the exclusive purpose of sexual arousal. Primarily intended for adults,

written by the British author

Gillian Freeman Gillian Freeman (5 December 1929 – 23 February 2019) was an English writer. Her first book, ''The Liberty Man'', appeared while she was working as a secretary to the novelist Louis Golding. Her fictional diary, ''Nazi Lady: The Diaries of El ...

in 1967. The foreword is by

David Stafford-Clark David Stafford-Clark (17 April 1916 – 1999) was a British psychiatrist and author. He was educated at Stanford School, Felsted and Institute of Psychiatry, University of London (now part of King's College London). War service Stafford-Clark did ...

. A review by

Stephen Vizinczey Stephen Vizinczey, originally István Vizinczey (12 May 1933 – 18 August 2021) was a Hungarian-Canadian writer. Early career and influences Vizinczey was born in Káloz, Hungary. His first published works were poems which appeared in Geor ...

described it as 'nothing more than a collection of quotes, précis, paraphrases and photographs from current pornographic publications and glossy magazines ... there is no love like the liberal prig's love for perverts and perversions'.Stephen Vizinczey, 'Pornography and the contemporary prig', ''The Times'', 4 November 1967.

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1967 non-fiction books Pornography British non-fiction books Thomas Nelson (publisher) books {{lit-book-stub