CHARLES DICKENS AND THE LAWFyfe, Thomas AlexanderItem #: 59429 Pages: 79 pp. Published: Glasgow; William Hodge & Co.; 1910. Reprinted in 2006. Subjects: LEGAL HISTORY Based on an address to the Glasgow Dickens Society, thisessay praises the author's detailed knowledge of the lawand legal community. Indeed, "he made no such mistakes asmany authors-even though of high standing-sometimes make.He laid down no bad law..." (78). More important, Fyfeadvances the novel argument that his writings "exposed somecruel features of the legal system of his day" andinfluenced public opinion to demand their reform.Reprinted by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.Distributed by William S. Hein & Co., Inc. Please contact us to request purchasing information. |