A new collection of trials for adultery, or, General history of modern gallantry and divorces : containing a variety of the most remarkable trials, heard and determined in the courts of Doctors' Commons, the King's Bench, &c. &c. for adultery, fornication, cruelty, and other criminal conversation, &c. &c. to obtain divorces or damages, from the year 1780, to the present time, including the evidence on each cause, and the correspondence between the amorous parties / by R. Gill, Esq. and a civilian of Doctors' Commons.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gill, R., author.

Civilian of Doctors' Commons, author.

Series:

Archives of Sexuality and Gender: Sex and Sexuality, Sixteenth to Twentieth Century.

Archives of Sexuality and Gender: Sex and Sexuality, Sixteenth to Twentieth Century

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trials (Adultery)--Early works to 1800.

Trials (Adultery).

Trials (Divorce)--Early works to 1800.

Trials (Divorce).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (2 volumes) : illustrations.

Other Title:

New collection of trials for adultery, or, General history of modern gallantry and divorces

Notes:

"The whole forming a complete history of the private lives, intrigues, and amours of many characters in the most elevated and other spheres of life; as every scene and transaction, however ridiculous, whimsical, or extraordinary, is faithfully represented by the editor, who was determined not to sacrifice truth either at the shrine of guilt or folly."

"Taken in short hand, from the records of the courts Doctors' Commons, the Kings Bench, &c. &c. and arranged for publication, with impartial reflections upon the various cases."

"Embellished with an elegant set of plates, representing the most striking scenes described in the work, whether humourous, ridiculous, whimsical, or amorous."

Reproduction of the originals from British Library.

OCLC:

1113896965