William Hone (3 June 1780 – 8 November 1842) was an English writer, satirist and bookseller. His victorious court battle against government censorship in 1817
William Hone
English writer
William Hone was an English writer, satirist and bookseller. His victorious court battle against government censorship in 1817 marked a turning point in the fight for British press freedom. Wikipedia
Born: June 3, 1780, Bath, United Kingdom
Died: November 6, 1842 (age 62 years), Tottenham, London, United Kingdom
Place of burial: Abney Park Cemetery Trust, London, United Kingdom
Books
The political house that Jack built
1819
The Apocryphal New Testament: Being All the Gospels, Epistles, and Other Pieces Now Extant
Ancient Mysteries Described
1823
The every-day book and table-book; or, Everlasting calendar of popular amusements
1825
The Queen's matrimonial ladder, a national toy, with fourteen step scenes and illustrationsin verse, with eighteen other cuts
1820
The every-day book, or, The guide to the year
1825
Aug 22, 2024 · William Hone was an English radical journalist, bookseller, publisher, and satirist, notable for his attacks on political and social abuses.
Hone was born in Bath on 3 June, 1780—his entry into the world occurring almost simultaneously with the Gordon Riots in London ...
William Hone (3 June 1780 – 8 November 1842) was an English writer, satirist and bookseller. His victorious court battle against government censorship in 1817
Hone is remembered for his struggle for press freedom. He produced two weekly newspapers, the Traveller (1814-15) and the Reformist's Register (1816-17).
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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 ...
William Hone was born June 3, 1780, in Bath, England, the son of William and Frances Maria Stawell Hone. At the age of twenty he married Miss Sarah Johnson, ...
William Hone (1780-1842) arguably did more than any other writer, printer, or publisher to shape British popular print culture in the early decades of the ...
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Hone, William, 1780-1842: Ancient Mysteries Described: Especially the English Miracle Plays, Founded on Apocryphal New Testament Story.