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ANCIENT, CURIOUS, AND FAMOUS WILLS (1911) IBD

THE LAWBOOK EXCHANGE, LTD.
11 / 2018
9781886363939
Inglês

Sinopse

This collection of wills will be enjoyed by the layman, the lawyer and the scholar as a reflection of the individual cited and of their times. All sorts of wills from the sublime to the absurd are included, such as the will of a pig, clauses in wills concerning slaves, the wills that established the Nobel Prize and the Rhodes scholarship, and many more.This fascinating volume contains the text of wills that are &ldquo,ancient&rdquo,: Confucius&rsquo, will, Solon&rsquo,s introduction of wills to the ancient Greeks, wills that are &ldquo,curious&rdquo,: a will that attempts to bequeath property to the devil, bequests to pets, and wills of the &ldquo,famous&rdquo,: well-known authors (Rabelais, Dickens, etc.), European royalty (Napoleon, Mary Queen of Scots, etc.) and U.S. presidents (George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, etc.). Well-indexed by subject and name.á