Lit Hub Daily: July 31, 2023

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July 31, 2023

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TODAY: In 1703, Daniel Defoe is placed in a pillory for the crime of seditious libel after publishing a politically satirical pamphlet, but is pelted with flowers.

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Lit Hub Daily: July 31, 2023

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