Download or read book Charles Dickens and the Law written by Thomas Alexander Fyfe and published by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on an address to the Glasgow Dickens Society, this essay praises the author's detailed knowledge of the law and legal community. Indeed, "he made no such mistakes as many authors--even though of high standing--sometimes make. He laid down no bad law...." (78). More important, Fyfe advances the novel argument that his writings "exposed some cruel features of the legal system of his day" and influenced public opinion to demand their reform.