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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.
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The Laughter of Triumph, Benita Wilson, David Barrett, Andrea Woollands
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- Released
- 2006
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- Title
- The Laughter of Triumph
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Benita Wilson, David Barrett, Andrea Woollands
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Released
- 2006
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0571224717
- ISBN13
- 9780571224715
- Category
- Social sciences, History
- Description
- 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.