Prisoner for Blasphemy
George William Foote
Read by Rob Marland
George William Foote, a British secularist, was convicted and imprisoned on the charge of blasphemy after founding "The Freethinker", a magazine that, despite the best efforts of the 19th Century British judicial system, is still going strong. "Prisoner for Blasphemy" is a memoir of his several trials and final imprisonment in Holloway Gaol. Although Foote's was the last prominent blasphemy case in England, his hope that the blasphemy law would soon be abolished was not to be realised until almost a century after his death, in 2008. (Summary by RobBoard) (6 hr 54 min)
Chapters
Preface | 21:55 | Read by Rob Marland |
I. The Storm Brewing | 20:51 | Read by Rob Marland |
II. Our First Summons | 17:51 | Read by Rob Marland |
III. Mr. Bradlaugh Included | 20:05 | Read by Rob Marland |
IV. Our Indictment | 20:01 | Read by Rob Marland |
V. Another Prosecution | 24:25 | Read by Rob Marland |
VI. Preparing for Trial | 22:25 | Read by Rob Marland |
VII. At the Old Bailey | 42:42 | Read by Rob Marland |
VIII. Newgate | 30:24 | Read by Rob Marland |
IX. The Second Trial | 23:30 | Read by Rob Marland |
X. "Black Maria" | 19:35 | Read by Rob Marland |
XI. Holloway Gaol | 20:18 | Read by Rob Marland |
XII. Prison Life | 38:33 | Read by Rob Marland |
XIII. Parson Plaford | 23:22 | Read by Rob Marland |
XIV. The Third Trial | 25:56 | Read by Rob Marland |
XV. Loss and Gain | 17:40 | Read by Rob Marland |
XVI. A Long Night | 14:06 | Read by Rob Marland |
XVII. Daylight | 11:07 | Read by Rob Marland |
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Paul Z
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