Marcus Nevitt

When sedition was rife in 18th-century London

Joseph Hone’s account of the inflammatory anti-Dissenter pamphlet which threatened Queen Anne’s government in 1705 is as gripping as any historical thriller

London coffee houses in the 18th century were focal points for debate. Credit: Getty Images

  • The Paper Chase: The Printer, the Spymaster and the Hunt for the Rebel Pamphleteers

    Joseph Hone

    Chatto & Windus, pp. 272, £18

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