Courting: An Intimate History of Love and the Law
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Award-winning author Alecia Simmonds uncovers a hidden history of love and heartbreak in the archives of law
Until well into the twentieth century, heartbroken men and women in Australia had a legal redress for their suffering: jilted lovers could claim compensation for ‘breach of promise to marry’. Hundreds of people, mostly from the working classes, came before the courts, and their stories give us a tantalising insight into the romantic landscape of the past – where couples met, how they...























