The Laughter of Triumph : William Hone and the Fight for the Free Press Paperback / softback
by Ben Wilson
Paperback / softback
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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.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:464 pages
- Publisher:Faber & Faber
- Publication Date:20/04/2006
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- ISBN:9780571224715
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Item not Available
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:464 pages
- Publisher:Faber & Faber
- Publication Date:20/04/2006
- Category:
- ISBN:9780571224715