Orphan in eighteenth-century law and literature, the: estate, blood, and body
Auteur :
Nixon, Cheryl L.
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780754664246
Date de publication :
28 avr. 2011
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
453 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Examining novels by authors such as Eliza Haywood, Tobias Smollett, and Elizabeth Inchbald, and referencing case records, this title reconstructs the narratives of real orphans in the British parliamentary, equity, and common law courts and compares them to the narratives of fictional orphans.