Prisoner for Blasphemy
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)
Genre(s): Memoirs, Atheism & Agnosticism
Language: English
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 00 | Preface | Rob Marland |
00:21:55 |
| Play 01 | I. The Storm Brewing | Rob Marland |
00:20:51 |
| Play 02 | II. Our First Summons | Rob Marland |
00:17:51 |
| Play 03 | III. Mr. Bradlaugh Included | Rob Marland |
00:20:05 |
| Play 04 | IV. Our Indictment | Rob Marland |
00:20:01 |
| Play 05 | V. Another Prosecution | Rob Marland |
00:24:25 |
| Play 06 | VI. Preparing for Trial | Rob Marland |
00:22:25 |
| Play 07 | VII. At the Old Bailey | Rob Marland |
00:42:42 |
| Play 08 | VIII. Newgate | Rob Marland |
00:30:24 |
| Play 09 | IX. The Second Trial | Rob Marland |
00:23:30 |
| Play 10 | X. "Black Maria" | Rob Marland |
00:19:35 |
| Play 11 | XI. Holloway Gaol | Rob Marland |
00:20:18 |
| Play 12 | XII. Prison Life | Rob Marland |
00:38:33 |
| Play 13 | XIII. Parson Plaford | Rob Marland |
00:23:22 |
| Play 14 | XIV. The Third Trial | Rob Marland |
00:25:56 |
| Play 15 | XV. Loss and Gain | Rob Marland |
00:17:40 |
| Play 16 | XVI. A Long Night | Rob Marland |
00:14:06 |
| Play 17 | XVII. Daylight | Rob Marland |
00:11:07 |