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 HONE, William. “one, a political pamphleteer
and compiler of popular antiquities ber’an life
in an attorney’s office, at first in Lbnddu and
still '[He‘lltly at Chat'bnm. In 1800 he ’Cfit'l-
blishled. himself as a bookseller in iniiilieth
\l (Ill-C, 1mm which he removed to St. Martin’s
Lhurchyard, close to the present Charintf Cross

11 1806 he commenced his singular iliterri‘y’r‘
career by issuing an edition of Shaw's “ (jar-
(lC11':l'.” An attempt at establishinq a SflVin‘hi’;
bank, as Well as a new publishing speculatioh i
followed, both being failures. In 1811 he was:
appomted by the booksellers their ” trade auc-
[IUIICU1'_,” and a short time before had been en-
gaged 1n the compilation 0. the index to Froia-

sart But he was quite irifitted for business,

and while engaged in the above post he was
occupied in investigating the abuses in lunatic
asylums ; he was soon a bankrupt for the second
time. His family now consisted of seven child-
ren, and he gained a livelihood by writing for
the ” Critical Review ” and the “ British
Lady’s Magazine.” He next opened a book-
seller’s shop in Fleet Street, but his ill-fortune
still continued : it was twice plundered. In
1815 he was the publisher of the “ Traveller ’,'
newspaper, and soon after began to publish
those bold political pamphlets and satires which
made him universally known, and led to his
being tried for three days in the Court of King’s j
Bench. He was acquitted. however, and a
large sum of money was collected by subscrip-
tion for him, with which he established himself
one more in business, and once more failed.
From this time he was occupied in the compila-
tion and publication of those well-known books
which will continue to preserve his name