Frederic William Maitland (1850-1906) was a pioneering English legal historian. Originally published in 1910, this memoir of Maitland's life and achievements was written by the renowned historian and politician Herbert Fisher (1865-1940). Illustrative figures and numerous extracts from Maitland's letters are included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Maitland's life and legal history.
In this book, Herbert Fisher provides a compelling portrait of one of England's greatest legal minds. Frederic William Maitland was a renowned professor of the laws of England, and a leading thinker...
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and...
The Making of the Modern Law: Legal Treatises, 1800-1926 includes over 20,000 analytical, theoretical and practical works on American and British Law. It includes the writings of major legal...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks,...