Freedom: is it a crime? - Herbert Read

The strange case of the three anarchists jailed at the Old Bailey, April 1945. Two speeches by Herbert Read. Foreword by E Silverman. Published by Freedom Press 1945.

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Herbert Read

The jailed were Marie Louise Berneri, Vernon Richards and John Hewetson. See Witness for the Prosecution by Colin Ward for more information.

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1945_freedom_crime.pdf (2.04 MB)

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