By analysing relevant statues alongside the literature of the time, Ian Ward investigates Victorian anxieties about the 'condition' of its women, concentrating in particular on four 'crimes': adultery, bigamy, infanticide and prostitution.
This book aims to provide a stimulating text for both academics and students; advancing a series of original ideas about the English constitution.
Provides a fresh account of one of the defining judicial engagements in English legal history.
Provides a fresh account of one of the defining judicial engagements in English legal history.