Originally published in 1901, this book discusses the history of real and personal property legislation during the reign of Queen Victoria.

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Excerpt from The History of the Legislation Concerning Real and Personal Property in England: During the Reign of Queen Victoria The writer of the following chapters has found it advisable not strictly to confine his attention to actually achieved legislation, but sometimes to deal with mere schemes and projects of historical importance. The law of Married Women's Property, on the other hand, has been altogether omitted, inasmuch as it has already formed the subject of two Yorke Prize Essays. In the subjoined list are enumerated the principal authorities consulted; these and other authorities are separately referred to in footnotes. The writer may state, however, that by far the greatest part of his information has been obtained directly and laboriously from the Blue Books mentioned at the head of the list. Reports of Royal Commissions and Select Committees, Evidence of witnesses examined by them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.