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- Title
"So Ended a Marriage".
- Authors
CRAIG, SHERYL
- Abstract
The article focuses on legal separation of couples and divorce law of Great Britain. Topics discussed include prevention from remarrying a divorced women as directed by Divorce Bill of England, opposition of Divorce Bill due to its double standards such as husband can remarry after divorce, and description of several divorce cases mentioned in author Jane Austen's book "Mansfield Park" including Rushworth v. Rushworth court case articulating political position in favor of women's rights.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; MARITAL disruption; DIVORCE law; WOMEN'S rights; MANSFIELD Park (Book : Austen); AUSTEN, Jane, 1775-1817
- Publication
Persuasions: The Jane Austen Journal, 2014, Issue 36, p117
- ISSN
0821-0314
- Publication type
Article