Bardell v. Pickwick
1885
This book examines the fictional breach of promise lawsuit from Charles Dickens' "The Pickwick Papers," analyzing the legal proceedings of Mrs. Bardell's case against Mr. Pickwick within the context of 19th-century British marriage law and legal fiction.
Dickens, charles, 1812-1870Marriage law, great britainLaw in literatureTrials (Breach of promise)FictionFiction, legalLondon (england), fictionFiction, humorous, general