Description: This collection explores the remarkable impact and continuing influence of William Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England, from the work's original publication in the 1760s down to the present.
Brief description: Wilfrid Prest is Professor Emeritus in Law and History at the University of Adelaide.
Review Quotes:
"Re-interpreting Blackstone's Commentaries is both instructive and enjoyable." --Christopher Tomlins, Adelaide Law Review
"Overall [Wilf] Prest's work is original and well worth-reading (...) He managed to compile a modern and exciting book, dealing with one of the eternal topics of legal history. (Translated from the original German review)" --Helge Dedek, Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung für Rechtsgeschichte