Some of the most trusted political voices in 18th-century Britain were fictional – why this tradition lives on

by Adam J Smith

A fictional astrologist, parrot, Chinese philosopher and midwife wrote biting and sought after political satire in the 18th-century.

https://theconversation.com/some-of-the-most-trusted-political-voices-in-18th-century-britain-were-fictional-why-this-tradition-lives-on-289906?utm_campaign=the-daily-39159&utm_content=the-daily-39159_uk%7C2%7C39159%7Cf9cf1c86&utm_medium=email&utm_source=braze&utm_term=Some+of+the+most+trusted+political+voices+in+18th-century+Britain+were+fictional+%E2%80%93+why+this+tradition+lives+on

Books about Political satire at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/1040

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