Courting: An Intimate History of Love and the Law by Alecia Simmonds

Courting: An Intimate History of Love and the Law

Alecia Simmonds

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nonfiction history sociology informative reflective medium-paced
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Until well into the twentieth century, heartbroken men and women in Australia had a legal redress for their suffering- jilted lovers could claim compensation for 'breach of promise to marry'. Hundreds of people, mostly from the working classes, ca...

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