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Title:

THOMAS HARDY AND THE LAW
LEGAL PRESENCES IN HARDY'S LIFE AND FICTION

By:

William A. Davis

Format:

Hardback

List price:

£74.00

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£66.60

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£7.40

ISBN 10:

0874137985

ISBN 13:

9780874137989

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Publisher:

ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITY PRESSES

Pub. date:

1 November, 2002

Pages:

199

Description:

This title argues that Hardy's extensive legal research and experience drove his writing of fiction throughout his career. The book studies his legal research and friendships, his work as a Dorchester magistrate, actual Victorian law cases from which he drew novel material, Hardy's position as an advocate for the reform of marriage laws and more.

Synopsis:

'Thomas Hardy and the Law' argues that Hardy's extensive legal research and experience drove his writing of fiction throughout his career. The book studies Hardy's legal research and friendships, his work as a Dorchester magistrate, actual Victorian law cases from which he drew novel material, nineteenth-century legal reform, the legal "machinery" of the novels, and Hardy's position as an advocate for the reform of marriage laws.

Publication:

US

Imprint:

University of Delaware Press

Returns:

Returnable

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