LAUGHTER OF TRIUMPH
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Author(s)Wilson, Ben
PublisherFaber and Faber
ISBN / ASIN0571224717
ISBN-139780571224715
AvailabilityIn stock. Usually ships within 3 to 4 days.
Sales Rank3,750,880
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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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