The French Enlightenment takes place against a background of State
censorship. During the last decade or so of the Ancien regime, the
French government fluctuated considerably regarding its approach to
banned books: on the one hand, many were not overtly prohibited but
were nonetheless seized; on the other, banned books were often
allowed through. The inconsistencies of officials provide revealing
insights into the innermost workings of the system on the eve of
the Revolution and show the scope of changing mentalities during
those crucial years. Beyond the customs records, numerous sources
have been exploited in order to clarify these inconsistencies of
practice, even as the author analyses archival records relevant to
the French booktrade and to works considered dangerous.
Confiscations at customs focuses on specific issues concerning
banned books and their importation into Paris, including works by
Voltaire, Fleuriot de Langle and Raynal, as well as discussing
piracies and works published or imported by virtue of the tacit
permit. Numerous titles can now be added to the recently published
lists of books seized at customs based on a close reading of
hitherto unpublished archival sources. Substantial appendices
complete the discussion; they range from lists of banned books to
unpublished letters concerning Voltaire's OEuvres. Several other
appendices are freely available online at
http://uts.cc.texas.edu/~dawson/index.html.
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