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Phillips, Peter

 
9781898594765: Humanity Dick: the Eccentric Member for Galway
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ISBN 10 : 1898594767 ISBN 13 : 9781898594765
Editeur : Parapress, 2003

Synopsis

Humanity Dick was one of the most colourful characters of the Regency period. A renowned duellist, and the King of Connemara, he preferred to live off the proceeds of smuggling than to charge his tenants rent. After succeeding in passing Martin's Law in 1822, preventing acts of cruelty to horses and cattle, he personally policed the streets of Georgian London arresting perpetrators. He remains the only lawyer ever to have called a donkey as witness in a court of law. All animal rights law in the world stems from Martin's Law. Phillips evokes a vital swathe of history, from the American War of Independence (Martin was in New England when it broke out), the French Revolution (Martin was living in Paris when the Bastille was stormed), the 1798 Irish Rebellion (Wolf Tone had an affair with Martin's wife) to the Regency crisis in England (he was a close friend of the Prince Regent). This biography brings to life the story of a neglected hero.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Humanity Dick was one of the most colourful characters of the Regency period. A renowned duellist, and the King of Connemara, he preferred to live off the proceeds of smuggling than to charge his tenants rent. After succeeding in passing Martin's Law in 1822, preventing acts of cruelty to horses and cattle, he personally policed the streets of Georgian London arresting perpetrators. He remains the only lawyer ever to have called a donkey as witness in a court of law. All animal rights law in the world stems from Martin's Law. Phillips evokes a vital swathe of history, from the American War of Independence (Martin was in New England when it broke out), the French Revolution (Martin was living in Paris when the Bastille was stormed), the 1798 Irish Rebellion (Wolf Tone had an affair with Martin's wife) to the Regency crisis in England (he was a close friend of the Prince Regent). This biography brings to life the story of a neglected hero.

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Éditeur
Parapress
Date d'édition
2003
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1898594767
ISBN 13 
9781898594765
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
230
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Personne responsable
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