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active 1771-1808 Robert Holloway
A sharp-tongued pamphleteer from late 18th- and early 19th-century London, this writer used short, forceful works to attack abuses in the legal system and other public scandals. His surviving books suggest a combative voice shaped by the city’s politics, courts, and moral controversies.
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A Letter to Sir Richard Ford and the Other Police Magistrates Upon the Prevalancy of Gaming, and the Infamous Practices of Common Informers
by active 1771-1808 Robert Holloway
About the author
Little is firmly documented about this author beyond the dates attached to his published work, so he is usually identified simply as Robert Holloway, active 1771–1808. That label points to a writer known through his books rather than through a well-recorded personal life.
His best-known surviving works show a strong interest in public controversy. A Letter to John Wilkes, Esq; Sheriff of London and Middlesex (1771) argues against abuses by sheriffs' officers and reflects a concern with debt, punishment, and legal oppression. Another work, The Phœnix of Sodom; or, the Vere Street Coterie, is an early 19th-century account tied to a notorious London scandal, and it has kept his name in circulation among readers of legal and social history.
Taken together, these publications suggest a polemical writer who favored direct address, moral urgency, and sharp criticism. Even if many personal details remain unclear, his work preserves the voice of someone deeply engaged with the anxieties and conflicts of London public life.