▁proper ▁meaning ▁of ▁it , ▁to ▁a ▁literary ▁man ▁or ▁to ▁a ▁lingu ist , ▁is ▁somebody ▁who ▁belongs ▁to ▁the ▁tradition ▁of ▁British ▁Pur itan ism ▁generally , ▁and ▁the ▁distingu ishing ▁feature ▁of ▁that ▁is ▁an ▁inten se ▁sense ▁of ▁responsibility ▁for ▁one ’ s ▁conscience . ▁In ▁this ▁sense ▁the ▁book ▁is ▁pur itan ical ." ▁ ▁Leg al ▁argument ▁and ▁r uling ▁During ▁exam ination ▁of ▁James ▁Hem ming ▁the ▁question ▁was ▁submitted ▁by ▁Gard iner ▁whether ▁reference ▁to ▁other ▁books ▁was ▁perm iss ible ▁as ▁evidence ▁with ▁respect ▁to ▁the ▁author ’ s ▁intention ▁and ▁particularly ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁other ▁books ▁to ▁show ▁by ▁way ▁of ▁comparison ▁what ▁the ▁climate ▁of ▁literature ▁was ▁and ▁how ▁well ▁the ▁author ial ▁intention ▁was ▁carried ▁out ; ▁further , ▁that ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁Act ▁had ▁changed ▁the ▁law ▁regarding ▁jud ging ▁the ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁whole ▁and ▁whether ▁the ▁Act ▁required ▁proof ▁of ▁criminal ▁intent . ▁Gard iner ’ s ▁cont ention ▁was ▁that ▁intent ▁to ▁dep ra ve ▁and ▁cor rupt ▁was ▁a ▁re but table ▁one ▁and ▁hence ▁evidence ▁can ▁be ▁called ▁to ▁prove ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁intent ▁to ▁dep ra ve . ▁In ▁reply , ▁Griff ith - J ones ▁c ited ▁R ▁v ▁Mont alk ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁that ▁" the ▁off ence ▁of ▁utter ing ▁and ▁publishing ▁an ▁obsc ene ▁lib el ▁[...] ▁is ▁established ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁the ▁Pro sec ution ▁has ▁proved ▁the ▁publication ▁and ▁obsc en ity ▁of