BENJAMIN FRANKLIN and POLLY BAKER by Max Hall (1960 First, HC/DJ)
From the Dust Jacket: “Literary history was made when theGeneral Advertiser of April 17, 1747, published the spirited defense of Polly Baker, a hapless lass who was being prosecuted for giving birth to her fifth illegitimate child… Max Hall has made the first detailed investigation of Polly Baker’s speech….
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN and POLLY BAKER by Max Hall (1960 First, HC/DJ)
From the Dust Jacket: “Literary history was made when theGeneral Advertiser of April 17, 1747, published the spirited defense of Polly Baker, a hapless lass who was being prosecuted for giving birth to her fifth illegitimate child… Max Hall has made the first detailed investigation of Polly Baker’s speech….
Max Hall’s Benjamin Franklin & Polly Baker Literary Deception Trade Softcover
The story also confirms Benjamin Franklin as one of the leading spoofers in literary history. Polly’s speech of defense before a panel of magistrates in New England first appeared in a London daily newspaper, theGeneral Advertiser, on 15 April 1747.
Max Hall’s Benjamin Franklin & Polly Baker Literary Deception Trade Softcover
The story also confirms Benjamin Franklin as one of the leading spoofers in literary history. Polly’s speech of defense before a panel of magistrates in New England first appeared in a London daily newspaper, theGeneral Advertiser, on 15 April 1747.
