Description
The Yearbook of Daily Recreation and Information; Concerning Remarkable Men and Manners, Times and Seasons, Solemnities and Merry Makings, Antiques and Novelties, on the Plan of the Every-Day Book and Table Book, Or, Everlasting Calendar of Popular Amusements, Sports, Pastimes, Ceremonies, Customs, and Events, Incident to Each of the Three Hundred and Sixty-Five Days in the Past and Present Times; Forming a Complete History of the Year and a Perpetual Key to the Almanack. By William Hone. William Hone (1780 – 1842) was an English writer, satirist and bookseller, notable for his attacks on political and social abuses. His victorious court battle against government censorship in 1817 marked a turning point in the fight for British press freedom. Hone has been described as one of the fathers of modern media. According to Associate Professor Kyle Grimes from the University of Alabama, "William Hone arguably did more than any other writer, printer or publisher to shape British popular print culture in the early decades of the nineteenth century." Green leather boards with gilt, edges in gilt, 1644 pages. Inscribed "To my dearest Mary, August 1941" Because the spine is so stiff, we took the photos without fully opening the book. All proceeds go directly to the Friends of the Fletcher Free Library in Burlington, Vermont. Thanks for supporting our library! We protect our books by shipping in boxes, not envelopes, and we don't use stock photos.
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