Title: Legitimacy and illegitimacy in law, literature, and history
Description: "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 in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Britain through the optic of the twin concepts of legitimacy and illegitimacy"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: History, English literature, Literature and society, History and criticism, Law, Illegitimacy in literature, Illegitimacy, Literature and history