Maurice Henry Harris

Maurice Henry Harris was a pioneering publisher whose legacy is deeply entwined with the dissemination of challenging and often suppressed ideas. From his foundational work with the Obelisk Press, which notably launched Henry Miller’s controversial *Tropic of Cancer*, Harris cultivated a reputation for embracing the unconventional. His later venture, the Olympia Press, became a crucial nexus for authors pushing the boundaries of societal norms and exploring the hidden currents of the human psy…