The Laughter of Triumph : William Hone and the Fight for the Free Press
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First edition, first printing. 452pp. Blue cloth-covered boards, yellow titles on spine. Text block edges tanned. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket price unclipped. 8vo. Looks at the history of struggle for free expression through the life of William Hone whose victorious court battle against government censorship in 1817 marked a turning point in the fight for British press freedom.
