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432 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780814330609
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Publication date: 01 December 2002
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The English satirist William Hone (1780-1842) became famous for his brilliant self-defense and acquittal when tried in 1817 for parodying parts of the Book of Common Prayer. His trial for "blasphemous libel" went on record as one of the most hilar...
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432 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780814330609
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Publication date: 01 December 2002
Description
The English satirist William Hone (1780-1842) became famous for his brilliant self-defense and acquittal when tried in 1817 for parodying parts of the Book of Common Prayer. His trial for "blasphemous libel" went on record as one of the most hilar...