Helen Maria Williams [ Art and Literature / Travel ]
… European stage for the significant part she played in the controversy surrounding the French Revolution ( The Revolution Debate ). This is evidenced by the anonymous satirical cartoon Don Dismallo Running the Literary Gantlet (1 December … liberal concessions and the progress of the Independents’ party. She thus reported on the success of the political debates that had been made possible by the relaxation of the press laws (increased number of newspapers and reading …
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