▁L over ▁( pub lished ▁by ▁Gro ve ) ▁was ▁not ▁obsc ene . ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁August ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁P engu in ▁published ▁the ▁first ▁un exp urg ated ▁English ▁edition ▁of ▁Lady ▁Ch atter ley ’ s ▁L over . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁the ▁Chief ▁Const able ▁of ▁Peter borough ▁wrote ▁to ▁the ▁D PP ▁seeking ▁advice ▁regarding ▁the ▁im min ent ▁publication ▁of ▁the ▁book , ▁though ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁evidence ▁of ▁publication ▁at ▁this ▁time . ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁August ▁P engu in ▁presented ▁ 1 5 ▁copies ▁to ▁D . I . ▁Mon ah an ; ▁legal ▁proceed ings ▁were ▁instit uted , ▁and ▁a ▁summ ons ▁was ▁issued ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁August ▁at ▁Bow ▁Street ▁Mag istr ates ' ▁Court . ▁ ▁Tri al ▁ ▁Coun s els ' ▁opening ▁addresses ▁Pro sec uting , ▁Mer v yn ▁Griff ith - J ones ▁began ▁by ▁ur ging ▁the ▁j ury ▁to ▁decide ▁if ▁the ▁book ▁was ▁obsc ene ▁under ▁section ▁ 2 ▁of ▁the ▁Act ▁and ▁if ▁so ▁whether ▁its ▁literary ▁mer it ▁provided ▁for ▁a ▁' public ▁good ' ▁under ▁section ▁ 4 , ▁and ▁that ▁they ▁must ▁judge ▁the ▁book ▁as ▁a ▁whole . ▁Inv iting ▁them ▁to ▁consider ▁as ▁a ▁test ▁of ▁whether ▁it ▁would ▁dep ra ve ▁or ▁cor rupt ▁he ▁asked ▁" W ould ▁you ▁appro ve ▁of ▁your ▁young ▁sons , ▁young ▁daughters — because ▁girls