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Breach of Promise to Marry
Denise Bates
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Description for Breach of Promise to Marry
Paperback. A fascinating history of sex and relationships. Breach of Promise was an archaic legal action brought about by a jilted lover (male or female) when their former intended broke off their engagement. This is the first ever non-academic book on the topic and reveals a fascinating romantic and legal underworld from the 1790s - 1960s. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
'The marriage day was fixed, the wedding dresses were bought, the wedding tour was planned out, the wedding guests were invited. The day came but not the bridegroom...' While Dickens' embittered spinster Miss Havisham stopped all her clocks on her wedding day and 'never since looked upon the light of day', the reality was much brighter for thousands of jilted women. The real Miss Havisham's didn't mope in faded wedding finery - they hired lawyers and struck the first 'no-win, no fee' deals to sue for breach of promise. From the 1790s right up to the 1960s, jilted ... Read more
'The marriage day was fixed, the wedding dresses were bought, the wedding tour was planned out, the wedding guests were invited. The day came but not the bridegroom...' While Dickens' embittered spinster Miss Havisham stopped all her clocks on her wedding day and 'never since looked upon the light of day', the reality was much brighter for thousands of jilted women. The real Miss Havisham's didn't mope in faded wedding finery - they hired lawyers and struck the first 'no-win, no fee' deals to sue for breach of promise. From the 1790s right up to the 1960s, jilted ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Barnsley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783030361
SKU
V9781783030361
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About Denise Bates
Denise Bates read Modern History at St Anne's College, Oxford, specializing in the 1815-1914 period. A Chartered Accountant by profession, her interests now relate to work in the voluntary sector, in support of local communities; and also writing and motherhood. Denise has written articles on a variety of topics for national magazines. She is the author of Pit Lasses: women ... Read more
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