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
Books
The political house that Jack built
1819
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 Table Book
1828
Hone's Every-Day Book
The Every-day book and Table book
1826
Nov 13, 2024 ˇ 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 (1780-1842) was an bookseller and printer as well as an author. He collaborated frequently with Cruikshank, most famously for the Political house that Jack ...
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 is remembered for his struggle for press freedom. He produced two weekly newspapers, the Traveller (1814-15) and the Reformist's Register (1816-17).
Hone, William, 1780-1842: Ancient Mysteries Described: Especially the English Miracle Plays, Founded on Apocryphal New Testament Story.
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