The Cautious Amorist

The Cautious Amorist is a 1932 novel written and illustrated by Norman Lindsay which explores the sexual tension between three men and one young woman stranded on a desert island in the South Seas. First published in the United States in 1932, and in the United Kingdom in 1934, the novel was banned in Australia from May 1933 to October 1953 on the grounds of indecency and blasphemy.^[1][2] The Cautious Amorist was adapted for the screen in 1953.

The Cautious Amorist

Cover of the British edition
Author	Norman Lindsay
Published	New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1932 London: T. Werner Laurie, 1934

See also

• Robinsonade

References

1. Sydney Morning Herald, 30 May 1934, p. 17.
2. State Library of Queensland.

Sources

• Lindsay, Norman (1938). The Cautious Amorist. T. Werner Laurie Ltd.
• "Banned Novel. Minister's Reply to Critics". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 May 1934. p. 17.
• "The Cautious Amorist". State Library of Queensland. 11 May 2017.

Further reading

• Hetherington, John (1962). Norman Lindsay. Melbourne: Lansdowne Press. pp. 15, 40, 47.
• Holt, Patricia (2003). "'It's Enough to Drive a Bloke Mad' Norman Lindsay's Art and Literature". BSANZ Bulletin. 27 (1–2): 62–81.
• Moore, Nicole (2012). The Censor's Library. University of Queensland Press. ISBN 9780702247729.

Reviews

• Hansen, Harry (9 November 1932). "The First Reader". The Oklahoma News. p. 4.
• K., E. C. (20 November 1932). "The Book Nook". The Palm Beach Post. p. 4.
• W., S. (26 November 1932). "Two Stars for Mr. Maugham and Norman Lindsay". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 15.
• More, Ross (4 December 1932). "Desert Island's Who's Who". Richmond Times–Dispatch. p. 32.
• B., B. (25 December 1932). "Confessions of Four Castaways". The Courier–Journal. p. 7.

External links

• Buchanan, Thomas Haller (8 October 2009). "The Cautious Amorist-2". The Pictorial Arts.
• Buchanan, Thomas Haller (8 October 2009). "The Cautious Amorist-3". The Pictorial Arts.