Decadent Divorce: Scandal and Sensation in Victorian Britain

by Ruth Derham

On Thursday 11 January 1883, the new Royal Courts of Justice opened its doors for business. From that day forward a stream of dissatisfied spouses from all over the country passed through with their tales of marital woe. Their desperate attempts to prove their partner's marital crimes to judge and jury unwittingly became something of a spectator sport; the most sensational, instructive or noteworthy stories were reported daily in copious detail by...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1398108944
• ISBN13: 9781398108943
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.4"