Goldenballs: The Incredible Story of the Long and Complex Legal Battle Between Sir James Goldsmith and Private Eye [Hardcover]

Richard Ingrams (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1993

Part real-life thriller, part comedy, this is the bizarre story of the long and complex legal battle between Sir James Goldsmith and Private Eye. In January 1976, the millionaire tycoon Jimmy Goldsmith issued over sixty libel writs against the satirical magazine Private Eye and thirty-seven of its distributors. At the same time, he applied to the High Court to bring an action for Criminal Libel against the magazine, the first time the law had been invooked against a paper for over thirty years. The ensuing struggle lasted over a year, involved at least twelve hearings and attracted more attention than any libel action of modern times. In this book, Richard Ingrams pulls all the threads of the story together and gives his own theory of why the action was brought in the first place.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'A whodunnit, or rather a whydunnit, with the villain portrayed as a cross between Goldfinger and a millionaire pawnbroker. Anyone must admire its courage, persistence and tough-edged good humour.' -- The Guardian "The Guardian"

Product Details

• Hardcover: 127 pages
• Publisher: Harriman House (January 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1897597037
• ISBN-13: 978-1897597033
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,078,210 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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