‘Lesser breeds within the law’ - Dickens and minor legal officers

Free public lecture from Gresham College. Available as video, audio and transcript

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Dickens began as a lawyer’s clerk and his works show a fascination with the minor but necessary denizens of the law – clerks, bailiffs, keepers of lock-ups, gaolers. These legal minnows are a fascinating aspect of Dickens’s depiction of the legal system.

Date Published: 14 May 2012
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Contributors: Angus Easson
In Collection(s): Charles Dickens
Keywords: gresham
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