Cannibalism and Common Law: A Victorian Yachting TragedyBloomsbury Academic, 1994 - 353 páginas Cannibalism and the Common Law is an enthralling classic of legal history. It tells the tragic story of the yacht Mignonette, which foundered on its way from England to Australia in 1884. The killing and eating of one of the crew, Richard Parker, led to the leading case in the defence of necessity, R. v. Dudley and Stephens. It resulted in their being convicted and sentenced to death, a sentence subsequently commuted. In this tour de force Brian Simpson sets the legal proceedings in their broadest historical context, providing a detailed account of the events and characters involved and of life at sea in the time of sail. Cannibalism and the Common Law is a demonstration that legal history can be written in human terms and can be compulsive reading. This brilliant and fascinating book, a marvelous example of eareful historical detection, and first-class legal history, written by a master. |
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... told to keep an eye on the old man to ensure that he did not strain himself by moving large timbers . Cole countersank the planks - they were garboard strakes - with a view to screwing them ( a somewhat unusual technique , I am told ) ...
... told that the Nancy Bell was a real ship that sank in the Indian Ocean . Gilbert was not unfamiliar with the sea , owning the schooner yacht Pleione . Fun also published " The Cook's voyage " on December 5 , 1868 , a similar piece with ...
... told me , accidentally - and he was also eaten . Bill shot " California " with Swan's gun and I killed Bill . Shot him . I covered up the remains and took a large piece along . Then I travelled fourteen days into the Agency . Bell ...
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Sergeant Laverty Makes an Arrest | 1 |
The Mignonette Goes Foreign | 13 |
The Horrid Deed | 55 |
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