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Coda: Leaving Midlothian
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Erin Sheley
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Acknowledgments vi
- Introduction: The Tolbooth Door 1
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Part I Adultery as Actus Reus
- 1 Adultery, Criminality, and the Myth of English Sovereignty 19
- 2 The Gothic Law of Marriage 54
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Part II Child Criminality as Mens Rea
- 3 The “Faerie Court” of Child Punishment 97
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Part III The Rape Victim as Evidence
- 4 The Rape Novel and Reputation Evidence 145
- 5 Literary Rape Trials and the Trauma of National Identity 190
- Coda: Leaving Midlothian 225
- Bibliography 228
- Index 245
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Acknowledgments vi
- Introduction: The Tolbooth Door 1
-
Part I Adultery as Actus Reus
- 1 Adultery, Criminality, and the Myth of English Sovereignty 19
- 2 The Gothic Law of Marriage 54
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Part II Child Criminality as Mens Rea
- 3 The “Faerie Court” of Child Punishment 97
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Part III The Rape Victim as Evidence
- 4 The Rape Novel and Reputation Evidence 145
- 5 Literary Rape Trials and the Trauma of National Identity 190
- Coda: Leaving Midlothian 225
- Bibliography 228
- Index 245