Notre Dame London: Fischer Hall Library

William Blackstone :

Prest, Wilfrid R.

William Blackstone : law and letters in the eighteenth century / Wilfrid Prest. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012. - xix, 355 p., [12] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps, plans ; 24 cm.

Originally published: 2008. Formerly CIP.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction -- 2. 'A Young Man of Brilliant Parts' (1723-38) -- 3. 'Removed to the University' (1738-43) -- 4. 'Between the University and the Temple' (1744-53) -- 5. 'Advancing the Interests of the College' (1744-53) -- 6. 'The General Benefit of the University at Large' (1750-53) -- 7. 'An Active, Enterprising Genius' (1753-58) -- 8. 'A More Public Scene' (1758-61) -- 9. 'Hopes of Advancement' (1761-66) -- 10. 'A Great and Able Lawyer' (1761-69) -- 11. 'This Temper of the Times' (1768-70) -- 12. 'At the Point He Always Wished For' (1770-80) -- 13. 'Useful and Agreeable' (1770-80) -- 14. Conclusion.

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Blackstone, William, 1723-1780.


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Lawyers--Great Britain--Biography.
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