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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. Winner of the Political Book Awards 2013 Best Political Biography. The era of sensational tabloid journalism began in Britain in the summer of 1885 when W. T. Stead, editor of the Pall Mall Gazette, ran a newspaper campaign entitled 'The Maiden Tribute of Modern Babylon'. In a series of flesh-creeping articles, the editor revealed how he had 'purchased' a child of thirteen from her parents for sinister purposes darkly hinted at to the reader. The result was a two-week national panic, culminating in the raising of the age of consent from thirteen to sixteen - and the conviction of Stead for kidnapping the child unwittingly at the centre of his story. In this pioneering biography, author W. Sydney Robinson follows Stead from his modest beginnings as the son of a Nonconformist minister in Newcastle to his years of power as an influential London newspaper editor before later being dismissed as a madman for his obsession with the occult and (more unfairly) promoting world peace. He was last seen helping women and children into lifeboats as the Titanic went down. Always sure in the righteousness of his cause, and regarding no methods as too extreme for his ends, Stead remains, in the age of Leveson, both a model and a warning for investigative journalists worldwide. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Seller Inventory # GOR007544939
Book Description Condition: Good. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. Seller Inventory # Z1-T-014-01787
Book Description Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:9781849542944. Seller Inventory # 9211463
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition. Large 8v0, Hardback with unclipped dust jacket. XV + 281 Pages. Small sticker to front end paper. Overall a near fine copy in likewise jacket. Extra postage may apply for overseas orders. All books are posted in a sturdy book box. Seller Inventory # 00122-B12
Book Description Condition: Good. Buy with confidence! Book is in good condition with minor wear to the pages, binding, and minor marks within. Seller Inventory # bk1849542945xvz189zvxgdd
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition first impression hardback, 2012, with unclipped jacket. In overall fine condition. Binding tight and appears almost unopened. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions - small set of initials to front endpaper upper rh corner; text bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book. Seller Inventory # 220962
Book Description With a foreword by Tristram Hunt. Hardback. Very good + in dw. xv + 281pp. Seller Inventory # A15392
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Signed and dated (18.6.12) by the author on half-title page with dedication " Dear Gerald, Thank you very much for your kind review and encouragement", no other inscriptions and no owner's name, Foreword by Tristram Hunt, 1st Impression, appears unread, not price clipped, mild age toning to page ends (text unaffected) otherwise book would be "as new",D/j protected by a clear removable sleeve. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 049251