Scotch verdict : the real-life story that inspired the children's hour /

In 1810, a Scottish student named Jane Cumming accused her school mistresses, Jane Pirie and Marianne Woods, of having an affair in the presence of their students. Dame Cumming Gordon, the wealthy and powerful grandmother of the accusing student, advises her friends to remove their daughters from th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Faderman, Lillian
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2013.
Temas:
Woods, Marianne > Trials, litigation, etc.
Pirie, Jane > Trials, litigation, etc.
Cumming Gordon, Helen, > Lady, > -1830 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Cumming Gordon, Helen, > Lady, > -1830
Pirie, Jane
Woods, Marianne
Trials (Libel) > Scotland > Edinburgh.
Homosexuality > Law and legislation > Scotland > History.
Procès (Diffamation) > Écosse > Édimbourg.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Gay & Lesbian.
LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Homosexuality > Law and legislation
Trials (Libel)
Scotland
Scotland > Edinburgh
Electronic books.
History
Trials, litigation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:In 1810, a Scottish student named Jane Cumming accused her school mistresses, Jane Pirie and Marianne Woods, of having an affair in the presence of their students. Dame Cumming Gordon, the wealthy and powerful grandmother of the accusing student, advises her friends to remove their daughters from the Drumsheugh boarding school. Within days, the institution is deserted and two women are deprived of their livelihoods. Award-winning author Lillian Faderman recreates the events surrounding this notorious case, which became the basis for Lillian Hellman's famous play, The Children's Hou.
Notas:"A verdict of not proven that is allowed by Scottish law in some cases, or any inconclusive decision."
Descripción Física:1 online resource (315 pages) : illustrations
ISBN:0231533241
9780231533249

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