Law and the Brontës

In its exploration of legal issues presented in novels of the Bronte sisters, this book represents a significant and original contribution to the study, not just of the Brontes and the mid-nineteenth century 'woman's novel', but also the situation of women in nineteenth century English law and the debates which moved around its prospective reform.

Ian Ward is Professor of Law at Newcastle University, UK, having previously taught at the universities of Durham, Sussex and Dundee. He has also held visiting positions at the universities of Iowa, Montpellier, Lisbon, Alberta and most recently the Centre for Advanced Studies at the Ludwig-Maxmilien University in Munich, Germany. His previous publications in the area of law and literature include Law and Literature: Possibilities and Perspectives (1995), Shakespeare and the Law (1999) and Law, Text, Terror (2009).