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Junius was the pseudonym of a writer who contributed a series of political letters critical of the government of King George III to the ''Public Advertiser'',〔The ''Public Advertiser'' was a political newspaper run by Henry Sampson Woodfall, presumably based in London. His brother of William Woodfall later established the ''Daily'', a paper that reported on parliamentary debates.〕 from 21 January 1769 to 21 January 1772 as well as several other London newspapers such as the ''London Evening Post''. Charges were brought against several people, of whom two were convicted and sentenced. Junius himself was aware of the advantages of concealment, as he wrote in a letter to John Wilkes dated September 18, 1771. Two generations after the appearance of the letters, speculation as to the authorship of Junius was rife. Sir Philip Francis is now generally, but not universally, believed to be the author. ==Current scholarly views== According to Alan Frearson〔Alan Frearson, "The Identity of Junius", ''Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies'' Volume 7 Issue 2, Pages 211 - 227, Published Online: 1 Oct 2008.〕 there is scholarly consensus in favour of Sir Philip Francis; he divides the evidence into four classes, and reports that each class "points most strongly to Francis". This scholarly theory has been called the "Franciscan theory", at least since Abraham Hayward's ''More about Junius: The Franciscan theory unsound'' (1868). Numerous subsequent publications have been written by those sceptical about the identification with Francis. John Cannon, editor of an edition of the ''Letters'' published in 1978, adhered to the Franciscan theory. As Francesco Cordasco puts it, "while the Franciscan theory has recently enjoyed new life, it remains contested and impossible to demonstrate categorically". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Identity of Junius」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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