The Laughter of Triumph: William Hone and the Fight for the Free Press (Paperback)
Ben Wilson (author)
£9.99
Paperback
464 Pages /
Published: 20/04/2006
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Satirist William Hone is the forgotten hero of the British press. In 1817 he was forced to defend himself against a censorious government, in what amounted to a show trial pitting a self-educated Fleet Street journalist against the Lord Chief Justice and a hand-picked jury. Hone's crime was to ridicule the powers that be. Through Hone's life, Ben Wilson looks at the history of the struggle for free expression against repressive law.
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 9780571224715
Number of pages: 464
Weight: 190 g
Dimensions: 180 x 120 x 40 mm
Edition: Main
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