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Letters of Junius

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Several unauthorised editions were published before 1772, and many others afterwards. The 1772 Woodfall edition, however, was believed to have been arranged by Junius, and includes the opening "Dedication to the English Nation" in which Junius expresses his desire to educate the public and thanks
46:(although Junius' real identity has never been verified), as well as other letters in-reply from people to whom Junius had written between 1769 and 1772. The collection was published in two volumes in 1772 by 63:
originally intended for public readership, with the remaining 40 to individuals, then made public. It included letters written by Philo Junius, who, some say, was Junius himself.
100:, were tried at the same time, only for Miller to be found not guilty; Almon was convicted, but seems to have had no punishment. Separate trials were afforded all three. 104: 188: 242: 75: 267: 115:
in his capacity as alderman/magistrate. Miller was then in turn prosecuted for this offence, but the Lord Mayor of London,
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them for their support. In the "Preface" he grants ownership and copyright of the letters to Woodfall.
82:. The jury returned a verdict of "guilty of printing and publishing only." Woodfall was defended by 170: 252: 47: 184: 8: 262: 96: 158: 128: 111:
on charges of publishing the debates in Parliament, but the charges were dismissed by
52: 79: 39: 148: 71: 236: 30:) is a collection of private and open letters critical of the government of 116: 112: 108: 91: 90:. Mansfield decided in favour of a mistrial, and Woodfall went free. 83: 35: 74:
for printing the Letters; the contention of the Attorney-General,
119:, dismissed the charges, following the lead of Wilkes. 94:, a bookseller, and John Miller, a printer of the 50:, the owner and editor of a London newspaper, the 234: 59:The collection includes 69 letters, 29 to 86:and Mr. Lee; the Solicitor-General was 235: 185:"The Letters of Junius: contents page" 61:the Printer of the Public Advertiser 13: 70:Woodfall was tried in 1770 before 14: 279: 191:from the original on 2010-09-14 153:. Henry Sampson Woodfall. 1772. 220: 211: 202: 177: 141: 1: 134: 243:Political history of England 107:ordered the apprehension of 7: 268:Works published anonymously 122: 10: 284: 103:In the following year the 78:, was that it constituted 42:) claimed by some to be 258:Collections of letters 248:1772 non-fiction books 48:Henry Sampson Woodfall 208:State Trials, XX, 895 226:State Trials XX, 870 217:State Trials XX, 803 105:Speaker of the House 97:London Evening Post 129:Identity of Junius 34:from an anonymous 27:Stat nominis umbra 150:Letters of Junius 53:Public Advertiser 18:Letters of Junius 275: 227: 224: 218: 215: 209: 206: 200: 199: 197: 196: 181: 175: 174: 168: 164: 162: 154: 145: 283: 282: 278: 277: 276: 274: 273: 272: 253:1772 in England 233: 232: 231: 230: 225: 221: 216: 212: 207: 203: 194: 192: 183: 182: 178: 166: 165: 156: 155: 147: 146: 142: 137: 125: 80:seditious libel 32:King George III 12: 11: 5: 281: 271: 270: 265: 260: 255: 250: 245: 229: 228: 219: 210: 201: 176: 139: 138: 136: 133: 132: 131: 124: 121: 84:Serjeant Glynn 72:Lord Mansfield 44:Philip Francis 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 280: 269: 266: 264: 261: 259: 256: 254: 251: 249: 246: 244: 241: 240: 238: 223: 214: 205: 190: 186: 180: 172: 160: 152: 151: 144: 140: 130: 127: 126: 120: 118: 114: 110: 106: 101: 99: 98: 93: 89: 85: 81: 77: 73: 68: 64: 62: 57: 55: 54: 49: 45: 41: 37: 33: 29: 28: 24: 20: 19: 222: 213: 204: 193:. Retrieved 179: 149: 143: 117:Brass Crosby 102: 95: 69: 65: 60: 58: 51: 26: 25: 22: 17: 16: 15: 167:|work= 113:John Wilkes 109:John Wheble 263:George III 237:Categories 195:2009-08-30 135:References 92:John Almon 36:polemicist 169:ignored ( 159:cite book 189:Archived 123:See also 88:Thurlow 76:de Grey 23:Junius: 40:Junius 171:help 21:(or 239:: 187:. 163:: 161:}} 157:{{ 56:. 198:. 173:) 38:(

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King George III
polemicist
Junius
Philip Francis
Henry Sampson Woodfall
Public Advertiser
Lord Mansfield
de Grey
seditious libel
Serjeant Glynn
Thurlow
John Almon
London Evening Post
Speaker of the House
John Wheble
John Wilkes
Brass Crosby
Identity of Junius
Letters of Junius
cite book
help
"The Letters of Junius: contents page"
Archived
Categories
Political history of England
1772 non-fiction books
1772 in England
Collections of letters
George III
Works published anonymously

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