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A subject of scandal and concern ; &, Almost a vision / John Osborne.
Van Pelt Library PR6065.S18 S83 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Osborne, John, 1929-1994, author.
- Series:
- Oberon modern plays
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Holyoake, George Jacob, 1817-1906--Drama.
- Holyoake, George Jacob.
- Holyoake, George Jacob, 1817-1906.
- Secularism--Great Britain--Drama.
- Secularism.
- Blasphemy--Law and legislation--Great Britain--Drama.
- Blasphemy.
- Legal drama.
- Blasphemy--Law and legislation.
- Great Britain.
- Genre:
- Legal drama.
- Drama.
- Physical Description:
- 58 pages : portraits ; 21 cm.
- Other Title:
- Almost a vision
- Place of Publication:
- London : Oberon Books, 2016.
- Summary:
- "Cheltenham, 1842. George Jacob Holyoake is a poor young teacher, making his way from Birmingham to Bristol to visit a friend who has been imprisoned for publishing a journal that criticises the establishment. When he makes a stop in Cheltenham to address a lecture, his words and his overwhelming commitment to speaking the truth will change his life forever. Arrested and tried for blasphemy, and separated from his starving wife and child, Holyoake is faced with the choice of conforming or staying true to his beliefs in a time of injustice and intolerance. Based on the true story of the last man to stand trial for blasphemy in England..."--Page [4] of cover.
- Contains:
- Osborne, John, 1929-1994. Almost a vision.
- ISBN:
- 1783197617
- 9781783197613
- OCLC:
- 946058871
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