Sexual Slander in Nineteenth-Century England: Defamation in The Ecclesiastical Courts, 1815-1855
Language: English
Published by University of Toronto Press, Toronto Buffalo London, 2000
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- Hardcover
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- Title
- Sexual Slander in Nineteenth-Century England: Defamation in The Ecclesiastical Courts, 1815-1855
- Author
- Waddams, S.M.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Toronto Buffalo London
- Publication year
- 2000
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Dust jacket
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0802047505
- ISBN 13
- 9780802047502
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
'You are a nasty bloody thundering whore,' one Gloucester woman said to another in 1852. Most lawyers and historians are surprised to learn that until 1855 language of this sort was punishable in the ecclesiastical courts.
In a study based on court records and lawyers' correspondence, Stephen Waddams shows how the law worked not only in theory but in practice. He concludes that, though this branch of the law had many deficiencies, it also had certain merits, especially from the point of view of women, who constituted 90 per cent of all complainants. The evidence of the witnesses supplies fascinating details of day-to-day events and of social attitudes from the words of participants, who were mostly of a very modest social status, and not accustomed to recording their views. Their evidence provides a valuable perspective not generally available to historians.
The study is of importance to legal historians and to all who have an interest in nineteenth-century England, especially to those concerned with the sexual reputation of women.
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WOLFHOUND BOOKS is a small online bookstore located in the wild and beautiful West Kootenays of British Columbia, Canada. It is operated by the sole proprietor, Glenn Anderson and named after the late 'Sophie' his part-Irish Wolfhound dog. Wolfhound Books evolved from the selling of used books at local farmer's markets for many years, mostly at the Cottonwood Farmer's Market in Nelson, BC. Here Glenn developed a reputation as a purveyor of interesting and quality used books. An early online presence at ABEbooks under the auspices of 'Caribou Books' occurred from about 2003 until 2008. Wolfhound Books is characterized by the eclectic finds from many years of book hunting. Themes generally reflect the interests of the owner such as Metaphysical books, Eastern religions, Politics, History, Nature, and a broad range of other academic interests. Different flavours are periodically stirred in as new collections are added. One notable and large acquisition features much and sometimes obscure Canadian poetry and fiction.…
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