To the Patrons of the Craftsman (1731) ; Sedition and Defamation Display'd (1731) (British Ideas and Issues, 1660-1820, No 1) - Softcover

Hervey, John Hervey, Baron; Yonge, William

 
9780404596514: To the Patrons of the Craftsman (1731) ; Sedition and Defamation Display'd (1731) (British Ideas and Issues, 1660-1820, No 1)

Synopsis

These two texts are key documents in the battle between Walpole's apologists and his detractors and, more generally, in the 18th-century debate about the liberty of the press. They participate in the furore surrounding the government's harassment of the popular opposition weekly, the Craftsman.

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