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The Orphan in Eighteenth-Century Law and Literature: Estate, Blood, and Body - Studies in Childhood, 1700 to the Present Cheryl L. Nixon New edition
The Orphan in Eighteenth-Century Law and Literature: Estate, Blood, and Body - Studies in Childhood, 1700 to the Present
Cheryl L. Nixon
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.
295 pages, includes 13 b&w illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | April 28, 2011 |
| ISBN13 | 9780754664246 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 302 |
| Dimensions | 164 × 241 × 25 mm · 453 g |
| Language | English |
| Series Editor | Nelson, Professor Claudia |