The Paper Chase

<p><b>Longlisted for the HWA Non-Fiction Crown</b><br><br><b>'A remarkable achievement' <i>Spectator</i></b><br><br>In the summer of 1705, a masked woman knocked on the door of a London printer's workshop. She did not leave her name, only a package and the promise of protection. <br><br>Soon after, an anonymous pamphlet was quietly distributed in the backstreets of the city. Entitled <i>The Memorial of the Church of England</i>, the argument it proposed threatened to topple the government. Fearing insurrection, parliament was in turmoil and government minister Robert Harley launched a hunt for all of those involved. The printer was eventually named, but could not be found... <br><br>In this breakneck political adventure, Joseph Hone shows us a nation in crisis through the story of a single incendiary document.<br><br><b>'An elegant blend of scholarship and detection' Peter Moore, author of <i>Endeavour</i></b><br><b>'Enthralling' <i>London Review of Books</i></b><br><b>'An exciting story told with vigour' Adrian Tinniswood,<i> Literary Review</i></b></p> <p><b>Longlisted for the HWA Non-Fiction Crown</b><br><br><b>'A remarkable achievement' <i>Spectator</i></b><br><br>In the summer of 1705, a masked woman knocked on the door of a London printer's workshop. She did not leave her name, only a package and the promise of protection. <br><br>Soon after, an anonymous pamphlet was quietly distributed in the backstreets of the city. Entitled <i>The Memorial of the Church of England</i>, the argument it proposed threatened to topple the government. Fearing insurrection, parliament was in turmoil and government minister Robert Harley launched a hunt for all of those involved. The printer was eventually named, but could not be found... <br><br>In this breakneck political adventure, Joseph Hone shows us a nation in crisis through the story of a single incendiary document.<br><br><b>'An elegant blend of scholarship and detection' Peter Moore, author of <i>Endeavour</i></b><br><b>'Enthralling' <i>London Review of Books</i></b><br><b>'An exciting story told with vigour' Adrian Tinniswood,<i> Literary Review</i></b></p>