Editions Note: At least fifteen editions exist, often with variant titles. In addition to the 1736 New York first edition, they include: A brief narrative of the case and tryal of John Peter Zenger, printer of the New York weekly journal (Boston, 1738; often mislabeled as the first edition); A brief narrative of the case and trial of John Peter Zenger, printer of the New-York weekly journal (London: 1738; four editions); The trial of John Peter Zenger, of New-York, printer : who was lately try’d and acquitted for printing and publishing a libel against the government : with the pleadings and arguments on both sides (Dublin, 1738); The case and tryal of John Peter Zenger : of New-York, printer, who was lately tryed and acquitted for printing and publishing a libel against the government : with the pleadings and arguments on both sides (London: 1750); The trial of John Peter Zenger, of New-York, printer : who was tried and acquitted, for printing and publishing a libel against the government : with the pleadings and arguments on both sides (London, 1752); A brief narrative of the case and trial of John Peter Zenger, printer of the New-York weekly-journal (Lancaster, PA, 1756; the imprint explains that this is a reprint of the New York first edition); The trial of John Peter Zenger, of New-York, printer : who was charged with having printed and published a libel against the government : and acquitted ... to which is now added ... the trial of Mr. William Owen, bookseller ... (London, 1765); A brief narrative of the case and trial of John Peter Zenger, printer of the New-York weekly journal, for a libel (New York, 1770); A brief narrative of the case and tryal of John Peter Zenger, printer of the New-York weekly journal (New York, 1782?); The trial of John Peter Zenger, of New-York, printer : for a libel against the government ... (London, 1784); and A brief narrative of the case and tryal of John Peter Zenger, printer of the New-York weekly journal ([Boston, 1799]). The text was also reprinted in compendia like John Almon's A select collection of interesting political tracts; which were published during the years 1764, 1765, 1766, 1767, 1768, 1769, and 1770, 8 vols. (London, 1770 [1771]). Because it bears his name this text was long attributed to Zenger himself, but Alexander is now held to have written it with contributions from Zenger's lawyer Andrew Hamilton.