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Legitimacy and illegitimacy in law, literature, and history
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Margot Finn,Michael Lobban |
"Animated by scandals, scoundrels and imposters, this collection, with contributions from prominent scholars of literature, history and law, seeks to address issues of identity, trust and deception i… |
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The Gamekeeper's Lady
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Ann Lethbridge |
Frederica Bracewell grew up under a cloud of shame. As an illegitimate child, she was treated by her uncle like a servant. It wasn't until she encountered the new gamekeeper that shy, innocent Freder… |
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Bastardy and its comparative history
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Richard Michael Smith,Peter Laslett |
"This is the first historical and sociological examination of bastardy ... during a four hundred year span ... the authors find: (1) distinct temporal and regional patterns in illegitimacy, as regula… |
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Orphans of the living: A study of bastardy
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Diana Dewar |
208 p. ; 22 cm |
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A family affair
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Caro Peacock |
Benjamin Disraeli asks Liberty Lane, a young gentlewoman who supplements her meager means with some discreet private sleuthing, to investigate Lady Sophia Brinkburn, who is spreading word that her el… |
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Family life and illicit love in earlier generations
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Peter Laslett |
This text about the history of family life approaches the topic on several levels. The author's main thesis considers the European family in relation to the differences between European economic and … |
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