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Part of a substantial series of primary sources, this volume is the second of a three-volume corpus that reproduces four texts dealing with the content and impact of the English laws on women's rights. This volume contains A treatise of feme coverts; or, the lady's law, published in 1732, and Hardships of the English laws. In relation to wives, from 1735. Both are reproduced in facsimile. Greenberg provides a lengthy introduction, describing the various kinds and applications of laws in England in this period, their impact on women, the contents of the texts she's selected for the three-volume set, their genre and influence, and their reception. She provides notes and a bibliography to her introduction; the volume is not indexed. Annotation c2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
