The First Trial of William Hone, on an Ex-officio Information


Book Description

Hone was tried for profane libel for publishing a political parody of the Anglican Catechism in the Book of Common Prayer. Hone readapted John Wilkes' eighteenth century manuscript. Cf. M. Wood, Radical satire and print culture, 1790-1822, pp. 114-121, 272-290.




The Three Trials of William Hone


Book Description

A collection of all three trials celebrating Hone's innocence and upholding freedom of the press.