Please note: In order to keep Hive up to date and provide users with the best features, we are no longer able to fully support Internet Explorer. The site is still available to you, however some sections of the site may appear broken. We would encourage you to move to a more modern browser like Firefox, Edge or Chrome in order to experience the site fully.

Thomas Hardy And The Law : Legal Presences in Hardy's Life and Fiction, Hardback Book

Thomas Hardy And The Law : Legal Presences in Hardy's Life and Fiction Hardback

Hardback

Description

'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.

Save 2%

£74.00

£72.05

 
Free Home Delivery

on all orders

 
Pick up orders

from local bookshops