7 books that have been banned by governments

1. Alice's adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll : Banned in the province of Hunan, China (1931) for the portrayal of anthropomorphized animals acting on the same level as humans
2. Doctor Zhivago - Boris Pasternak : Banned within the USSR until 1988 for its criticism of the Bolshevik Party
3. Fanny Hill - John Cleland : Banned in the USA in 1821 for obscenity, then again in 1963. This was the last book ever banned in the USA
4. Naked Lunch - William S Burroughs : Banned by Boston courts in 1962 for obscenity, but that decision was reversed in 1966 by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
5. 1984 - George Orwell : Banned by the Soviet Union in 1950, as Stalin understood that it was a satire based on his leadership
6. Spycatcher - Peter Wright : Banned in UK 1985-1988 for revealing secrets
7. The Well of Loneliness - Radclyffe Hall : Banned in the UK in 1928 for its lesbian theme