Jacob, MaxLivre Rare Book
The History of the Last Trial by Jury for Atheism in England
2005Best.-Nr. 413612005. ISBN-13: 9781584775539; ISBN-10: 158477553X. Holyoake George Jacob. The History of the Last Trial by Jury for Atheism in England: A Fragment of Autobiography Submitted for the Perusal of Her Majesty's Attorney-General and the British Clergy. Originally published: London: James Watson 1851. vi 100 pp. Reprinted 2005 by The Lawbook Exchange Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584775539; ISBN-10: 158477553X. Hardcover. New. $24.95 Holyoake 1817-1906 a notable free-thinking socialist lecturer and self-described "agitator" was the last person in England indicted for blasphemy based on remarks during a debate after one of his speaking engagements. Though convicted he emerged the moral victor. As his account of the trial indicates he defended his position eloquently. And his stirring critique of the blasphemy laws did much to undermine their validity in the popular mind. unknown books
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