# Anomalies of the English law

Author: Chester, S. Beach (Samuel Beach), 1880-1942; Lever, Charles, 1806-1872 [Contributor]

Genre: Law

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77236

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Anomalies+of+the+English+law+Chester&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

“Authors have long got the credit of being the most accomplished persons going--thoroughly conversant not only with the features of every walk of life, but, also, with their intimate sentiments, habits of thought, and modes of expression. Now, I have long been of opinion that, in all these respects, lawyers are infinitely their superiors. The author chooses his characters as you choose your dish, or your wine at dinner--he takes what suits, and leaves what is not available to his purpose. He then fashions them to his hand--finishing off this portrait, sketching that one--now bringing certain figures into strong light, anon throwing them into shadow: they are his creatures, who must obey h...

## Chapters

- [CHAPTER XII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/anomalies-of-the-english-law-77236/chapters/15/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/anomalies-of-the-english-law-77236/chapters/3/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/anomalies-of-the-english-law-77236/chapters/11/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/anomalies-of-the-english-law-77236/chapters/8/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/anomalies-of-the-english-law-77236/chapters/14/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/anomalies-of-the-english-law-77236/chapters/7/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/anomalies-of-the-english-law-77236/chapters/9/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/anomalies-of-the-english-law-77236/chapters/4/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/anomalies-of-the-english-law-77236/chapters/6/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/anomalies-of-the-english-law-77236/chapters/10/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/anomalies-of-the-english-law-77236/chapters/12/index.md)
- [Part III. contains one important provision. “Any dead child which has](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/anomalies-of-the-english-law-77236/chapters/5/index.md)
- [CHAPTER X](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/anomalies-of-the-english-law-77236/chapters/13/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/anomalies-of-the-english-law-77236/chapters/2/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/anomalies-of-the-english-law-77236/chapters/1/index.md)