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 '''Location:''' Italy, Russia, Canada, U.S.A., Spain
-'''Description of Artwork:''' Novels : "La Comedie Humaine," 1831-1847: His vast life work was arranged under the title in which he claimed at once to be a philosopher, explaining man to himself, a historian or "secretary" of society and a sociologist and psychologist. "Les Contes Drolatiques" (Droll Stories), 1832-1837.
+'''Description of Artwork:''' Novels: ''La Comedie Humaine'', 1831-1847: Balzac's vast life work was arranged under the title in which he claimed at once to be a philosopher, explaining man to himself, a historian or "secretary" of society and a sociologist and psychologist. ''Les Contes Drolatiques'' (Droll Stories), 1832-1837.
-'''The Incident:''' 1841: Rome, Italy: All works listed on the Index. 1850: Russia: All works banned. 1914, Canada: "Les Contes Drolatiques" (Droll Stories) banned by Customs.  1953: Spain: Franco purged the libraries of the works of "such disgraceful writers" as Balzac.
+'''The Incident:''' 1841: Rome, Italy: All works listed on the Index. 1850: Russia: All works banned. 1914, Canada: ''Les Contes Drolatiques'' (Droll Stories) banned by Customs.  1953: Spain: Franco purged the libraries of the works of "such disgraceful writers" as Balzac.
-'''Results of Incident:''' 1930, U.S.A.: Customs ban lifted.  1944, New York City, USA: Concords Books, Inc. issued a sale catalogue of 100 books for $.49 each including "Les Contes Drolatiques" (Droll Stories). They were notified by the Post Office Department that the catalogue violated the section relating to mailing of obscene literature, and that the title must be blocked out. This was done.
+'''Results of Incident:''' 1930, U.S.A.: Customs ban lifted.  1944, New York City, USA: Concords Books, Inc. issued a sale catalogue of 100 books for $.49 each including ''Les Contes Drolatiques'' (Droll Stories). They were notified by the Post Office Department that the catalogue violated the section relating to mailing of obscene literature, and that the title must be blocked out. This was done.
 In the Soviet Union, however, Balzac's works were published in large editions.
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