The Laughter of Triumph: William Hone and the Fight for the Free Press - Ben Wilson - Books - Faber & Faber - 9780571224715 - April 20, 2006
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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. Through Hone's life, Ben Wilson looks at the history of the struggle for free expression against repressive law.

464 pages

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released April 20, 2006
ISBN13 9780571224715
Publishers Faber & Faber
Pages 464
Dimensions 127 × 197 × 31 mm   ·   376 g

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