1973, ISBN: 9780091151706

London: Hutchinson & Co. . hardback, red cloth, 288pp., bookplate, London: Hutchinson & Co., London: Hutchinson of London, 1973. 264pp, index, bibliography, bw ills. Or maroon cloth … Mehr…

London: Hutchinson & Co. . hardback, red cloth, 288pp., bookplate, London: Hutchinson & Co., London: Hutchinson of London, 1973. 264pp, index, bibliography, bw ills. Or maroon cloth in jacket. Page edges soiled. Jacket spine faded, 1" tear and some edge wear. Dr Dodd, nicknamed the Macaroni Parson because of his dandyish dress was one of the most popular preachers of the eighteenth century. He was a prolific author, busy socialite, pioneer of the seaside, founder of charities and a celebrity who knew everybody. Then in 1777 he was charged with forgery and condemned to death. A wave of sympathy swept the country. Dr Johnson, who personally despised Dodd lent his considerable authority to the appeal. Even the American War of Independence was forgotten for those weeks when "pity became the national epidemic" but to no avail. The Lord Chief Justice remained implacable and the law took its course. This book can be read as a bizarre picture of social life at a time when the Church was at its darkest period of lethargy and graft; as a tragi-comedy of a man who in a proffession supposedly devoted to things of the spirit was obsessed with personal ambitions and status symbols; or as a carefully documented history of the event which started the long process of liberalization of the laws including the campaign against capital punishment that has lasted to the present.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Very Good. 8vo., Hutchinson of London, 1973<

1973, ISBN: 0091151708

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[EAN: 9780091151706], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Hutchinson of London, London], BIOGRAPHY HISTORY DODD PREACHER RELIGION, Biography & Autobiography|General, Jacket, 264pp, index, bibliography, bw ills. Or maroon cloth in jacket. Page edges soiled. Jacket spine faded, 1" tear and some edge wear. Dr Dodd, nicknamed the Macaroni Parson because of his dandyish dress was one of the most popular preachers of the eighteenth century. He was a prolific author, busy socialite, pioneer of the seaside, founder of charities and a celebrity who knew everybody. Then in 1777 he was charged with forgery and condemned to death. A wave of sympathy swept the country. Dr Johnson, who personally despised Dodd lent his considerable authority to the appeal. Even the American War of Independence was forgotten for those weeks when "pity became the national epidemic" but to no avail. The Lord Chief Justice remained implacable and the law took its course. This book can be read as a bizarre picture of social life at a time when the Church was at its darkest period of lethargy and graft; as a tragi-comedy of a man who in a proffession supposedly devoted to things of the spirit was obsessed with personal ambitions and status symbols; or as a carefully documented history of the event which started the long process of liberalization of the laws including the campaign against capital punishment that has lasted to the present. Size: 8vo<

1973, ISBN: 9780091151706

London: Hutchinson of London, 1973. 264pp, index, bibliography, bw ills. Or maroon cloth in jacket. Page edges soiled. Jacket spine faded, 1" tear and some edge wear. Dr Dodd, nickna… Mehr…

London: Hutchinson of London, 1973. 264pp, index, bibliography, bw ills. Or maroon cloth in jacket. Page edges soiled. Jacket spine faded, 1" tear and some edge wear. Dr Dodd, nicknamed the Macaroni Parson because of his dandyish dress was one of the most popular preachers of the eighteenth century. He was a prolific author, busy socialite, pioneer of the seaside, founder of charities and a celebrity who knew everybody. Then in 1777 he was charged with forgery and condemned to death. A wave of sympathy swept the country. Dr Johnson, who personally despised Dodd lent his considerable authority to the appeal. Even the American War of Independence was forgotten for those weeks when "pity became the national epidemic" but to no avail. The Lord Chief Justice remained implacable and the law took its course. This book can be read as a bizarre picture of social life at a time when the Church was at its darkest period of lethargy and graft; as a tragi-comedy of a man who in a proffession supposedly devoted to things of the spirit was obsessed with personal ambitions and status symbols; or as a carefully documented history of the event which started the long process of liberalization of the laws including the campaign against capital punishment that has lasted to the present.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Very Good. 8vo., Hutchinson of London, 1973<

ISBN: 0091151708

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1973, ISBN: 9780091151706

London: Hutchinson & Co Ltd, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; VG-/G+; purple black and orange spine, black and white lettering; dust jacket had general shelfwear, general edgewear… Mehr…

London: Hutchinson & Co Ltd, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; VG-/G+; purple black and orange spine, black and white lettering; dust jacket had general shelfwear, general edgewear, closed tears on front head edge and both tail edges, closed tear on spine head edge, open tear on front head fore corner, closed tear on rear head fore corner, spine sun toned, folding and creasing on interior front flap, foxing on interior; boards strong, slight bowing, some edgewear, rubbing and bumping on fore corners and spine edges, bumping on tail edges, browning on end papers, erased pencil on front end paper; text block age toned, foxing on exterior edges; 264pp shelved in room x. 1296493. FP New Rockville Stock., Hutchinson & Co Ltd, 1973, 0<