SCOTCH VERDICT Miss Pirie and Miss Woods v. Dame Cumming Gordon.

Author: Faderman (Lillian)
Year: 1985
Publisher: Quartet.
Edition Details: 1st UK edn.
Book Condition: NrF/F
ISBN: 0704325055
Price: £10.00
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Hardback. 1st UK edn. The year: 1811. The place: Edinburgh, Scotland. A student accuses her school mistresses of having sex together. This leads to the immediate withdrawal of all their students and the collapse of their school. To clear their names - which are all they have left - they sue for libel. Provocative and innovative, a book which is a brilliant illumination of a crucial moment in women's history. Illus., Index. 320pp. lge. 8vo. h/back. With previous owner's small name/address label to fpd, o/w Nr. F. in F. dw. A fairly heavy book which will require additional postage if shipped overseas.

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