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Dickens and his Lawyers
Buch von Paul Howcroft
Sprache: Englisch

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The life and works of Charles Dickens were permeated by lawyers and the legal system. As a boy, he endured his father's imprisonment for debt. At 17, he became a solictors' clerk. At 19, he became a court reporter and later a parliamentary reporter. As a successful author, he engaged in litigation to protect his copyright and campaigned for law reform. He had numerous friends and acquaintances in the legal world and, near the end of his life, had a son who chose to follow a career at the bar. Most of his novels have legal themes and lawyers that are usually portrayed with Dickens' dark and ironic humour. Dickens' personal involvement and fictional creations within the legal world are drawn together and put into context by an author who has spent a career practicing as a lawyer in central London. He brings an in-depth knowledge and experience of a legal world that still reflects the one known to Dickens. This includes its lawyers, clerks, judges, courts, offices and ancient inns of court. This book is partly a biography and partly a study of the Victorian legal world based on the many descriptive extracts from the novels. The legal characters are examined in detail with extensive quoted passages, providing an entertaining anthology and a useful work of reference.
xviii, 247 pp., 13 b&w illustrations.
The life and works of Charles Dickens were permeated by lawyers and the legal system. As a boy, he endured his father's imprisonment for debt. At 17, he became a solictors' clerk. At 19, he became a court reporter and later a parliamentary reporter. As a successful author, he engaged in litigation to protect his copyright and campaigned for law reform. He had numerous friends and acquaintances in the legal world and, near the end of his life, had a son who chose to follow a career at the bar. Most of his novels have legal themes and lawyers that are usually portrayed with Dickens' dark and ironic humour. Dickens' personal involvement and fictional creations within the legal world are drawn together and put into context by an author who has spent a career practicing as a lawyer in central London. He brings an in-depth knowledge and experience of a legal world that still reflects the one known to Dickens. This includes its lawyers, clerks, judges, courts, offices and ancient inns of court. This book is partly a biography and partly a study of the Victorian legal world based on the many descriptive extracts from the novels. The legal characters are examined in detail with extensive quoted passages, providing an entertaining anthology and a useful work of reference.
xviii, 247 pp., 13 b&w illustrations.
Über den Autor
Paul Howcroft studied law at Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge. He is an English solicitor advocate who specialised in civil litigation and practiced in central London throughout his career, a partner in firms in the City of London and Holborn. He retired in 2016 and now lives in Devon.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Buch
ISBN-13: 9781616196851
ISBN-10: 1616196858
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Howcroft, Paul
Hersteller: Talbot Publishing
Maße: 235 x 157 x 20 mm
Von/Mit: Paul Howcroft
Erscheinungsdatum: 16.10.2023
Gewicht: 0,589 kg
Artikel-ID: 127850444
Über den Autor
Paul Howcroft studied law at Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge. He is an English solicitor advocate who specialised in civil litigation and practiced in central London throughout his career, a partner in firms in the City of London and Holborn. He retired in 2016 and now lives in Devon.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Buch
ISBN-13: 9781616196851
ISBN-10: 1616196858
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Howcroft, Paul
Hersteller: Talbot Publishing
Maße: 235 x 157 x 20 mm
Von/Mit: Paul Howcroft
Erscheinungsdatum: 16.10.2023
Gewicht: 0,589 kg
Artikel-ID: 127850444
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