Humour of the Law: Forensic Anecdotes.
Larwood, Jacob. Humour of the Law: Forensic Anecdotes. Originally published: London: Chatto & Windus, 1903. Octavo. 9" x 6". vi, 304 pp. Reprint The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 2003. ISBN-13: 9781584773290. Attractive Smythe sewn blue cloth with gilt stamped front cover and spine. New. $49.95 * This wonderful collection preserves over 200 charming anecdotes of timeless appeal, including "Court of Sessions and the Butchers," "No Spiders in Westminster Hall," "Our Old Draconian Laws," "A Learned Judge," and "Curran's Sarcasm." Moving beyond mere courtroom humor, the text features comical passages about the legal system found in literature and sharp satirical observations on classic law book texts. Larwood's collection is highly significant as a primary source for the social history of the British legal profession, capturing the vibrant oral culture, regional court quirks, and human eccentricities of judges and lawyers that formal law reports omit. Published at the turn of the twentieth century, it stands as an important cultural artifact of late Victorian and Edwardian institutional satire, utilizing legal folklore and literature to critique archaic judicial structures while mapping the intersection of law, daily life, and public entertainment. Includes a comprehensive index.
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