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Junius: Including Letters By The Same Writer Under Other Signatures, Now First Collected. To Which Are Added, His Confidential Correspondence With Mr. Wilkes, And His Private Letters Addressed To Mr. H.S. Woodfall. With A Preliminary Essay, Notes &C. By J.M. Good by Junius This volume collects Volume I of a celebrated sequence of political pamphlet letters published in 1769 by the pseudonymous author Junius. Addressed to public figures such as the Duke of Grafton and the printers of the Public Advertiser, the letters defend constitutional liberty while attack ministerial prerogative, corruption, and perverse uses of power. Set in 18th?century Britain under George III, the work weaves legal precedents, historical authorities, and vigorous moral invective to argue that prerogative must yield to the rule of law and the rights of freeholders. It surveys the Middlesex election controversy, expounds on parliamentary authority, and attacks the private lives of ministers as a mirror of public conduct. The tone is polemical, ornate, and argumentative, blending classical allusions with direct exhortation to posterity. Volume I closes after Letter XXV with a pointed, comprehensive indictment aimed at shaping opinion and guarding constitutional principles. It situates Junius as a constitutionalist voice defending liberty against ministerial overreach.
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