The Laughter of Triumph: William Hone and the Fight for the Free PressSatirist 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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The Laughter of Triumph: William Hone and the Fight for the Free Press Ben Wilson No preview available - 2005 |
The Laughter of Triumph: William Hone and the Fight for the Free Press Ben Wilson No preview available - 2014 |