Whose pamphlet did Johnson publish resulting in his indictment?
Gilbert Wakefield's
Priscilla Wakefield's
Erasmus Darwin's
Anna Laetitia Barbauld's
Answer
The answer is Gilbert Wakefield's pamphlet. Johnson published Wakefield's pamphlet, which criticized the government's handling of the French Revolution, resulting in Johnson's indictment for seditious libel. The pamphlet argued for parliamentary reform and universal suffrage, which were considered radical ideas at the time.
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