Word Crimes
| Author | : Joss Marsh |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 452 |
| Release | : 1998-08-15 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0226506916 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780226506913 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (16 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Word Crimes by : Joss Marsh
Download or read book Word Crimes written by Joss Marsh and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1998-08-15 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1883 newspaper editor G.W. Foote stood trial three times for blasphemy. Here Joss Marsh reconstructs the forgotten cases of more than 200 working-class "blasphemers" in Victorian England, whose stubborn refusal to silence their "hooligan" voices, along with Foote, helped secure our rights to speak and write freely today. 22 photos.
