In 1871 William Hone’s satirical pamphlets were the Private Eye of the Regency era. Along with cartoonist George Cruikshank, Hone poked fun at the licentious behaviour of the Prince Regent, Prince of Wales, whose rotund figure he comically portrayed...
In 1817 bookseller, publisher and satirist William Hone stood trial for parodying religion, the despotic government and the libidinous monarchy. His only real crime was to be funny. Just over 200 years later, this forgotten hero of free speech, and...
Carmel Thomason