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Longlisted for the HWA Non-Fiction Crown

'A remarkable achievement' Spectator

In the summer of 1705, a masked woman knocked on the door of a London printer's workshop. She did not leave her name, only a package and the promise of protection.

Soon after, an anonymous pamphlet was quietly distributed in the backstreets of the city. Entitled The Memorial of the Church of England, the argument it proposed threatened to topple the government. Fearing insurrection, parliament was in turmoil and government minister Robert Harley launched a hunt for all of those involved. The printer was eventually named, but could not be found...

In this breakneck political adventure, Joseph Hone shows us a nation in crisis through the story of a single incendiary document.

'An elegant blend of scholarship and detection' Peter Moore, author of Endeavour
'Enthralling' London Review of Books
'An exciting story told with vigour' Adrian Tinniswood, Literary Review

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

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Longlisted for the HWA Non-Fiction Crown'A remarkable achievement' SpectatorIn the summer of 1705, a masked woman knocked on the door... Read more

    Publisher: Vintage Publishing
    Publication Date: 14/04/2022
    ISBN13: 9781529111408, 978-1529111408
    ISBN10: 1529111404

    Number of Pages: 272

    Description

    Longlisted for the HWA Non-Fiction Crown

    'A remarkable achievement' Spectator

    In the summer of 1705, a masked woman knocked on the door of a London printer's workshop. She did not leave her name, only a package and the promise of protection.

    Soon after, an anonymous pamphlet was quietly distributed in the backstreets of the city. Entitled The Memorial of the Church of England, the argument it proposed threatened to topple the government. Fearing insurrection, parliament was in turmoil and government minister Robert Harley launched a hunt for all of those involved. The printer was eventually named, but could not be found...

    In this breakneck political adventure, Joseph Hone shows us a nation in crisis through the story of a single incendiary document.

    'An elegant blend of scholarship and detection' Peter Moore, author of Endeavour
    'Enthralling' London Review of Books
    'An exciting story told with vigour' Adrian Tinniswood, Literary Review

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