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Libertine and Libertarian
Seagle, William | March 12, 1930 issue

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This article presents information on the main character of the book "That Devil Wilkes." The book is written by R.T. Postgate. John Wilkes is an important name in the history of civil and political liberty. One cannot deny Wilkes the title of great libertarian. But, he was no Plutarchian hero. As a libertine of the eighteenth century, his name is also linked with orgies of the notorious Medmenharn monks and with the celebrated "Essay on Woman" which incidentally helped to establish the English law of obscene libel.

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THAT Devil Wilkes (Book); POSTGATE, R. T.; WILKES, John; CIVIL rights; MONKS; BOOKS
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