Illegitimacy in English law and society, 1860-1930

This book explores the legal and social consequences of growing up illegitimate in England and Wales. Unlike most other studies of illegitimacy, Frost''s book concentrates on the late-Victorian period and the early twentieth century, and takes the child''s point of view rather than that of the mother or of ''child-saving'' groups. Doing so allows for an extended analysis of criminal and civil case...