Scotch Verdict
Miss Pirie and Miss Woods v. Dame Cumming Gordon
Trials (Libel)
Libel and slander
Homosexuality
Trials, litigation
Cases
Law and legislation
Fiction, general
History
The Year: 1810. The Place: Edinburgh, Scotland. A student, Jane Cumming, accuses her school mistresses, Jane Pirie and Marianne Woods, of having an affair in the presence of their students. Dame Cumming Gordon, the wealthy and powerful grandmother of the accusing student, advises her friends to remo…
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