John Cordy Jeaffreson

John Cordy Jeaffreson
John Cordy Jeaffreson (1831–1901) was an English author, known for his historical research and works on legal and literary subjects. He wrote several biographies and historical studies, including "A Book about Lawyers" and "A Book about Doctors," which offered insights into the professions' development and notable figures. His writing often aimed to make legal and historical topics accessible to a broader audience, blending fact with engaging narrative style. Jeaffreson also contributed to Victorian literary culture through novels and articles, although his historical works remain his most enduring legacy.

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A law-student of the present day finds it difficult to realize the brightness and domestic decency which characterized the Inns of Court in the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries. Under existing circumstances, women of character and social position avoid the gardens and terraces of Gray's Inn and the Temple. Attended by men, or protected by circumstances that guard them from... more...