Suggested Reading
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Bleak House by Call Number: PR4556 1977 University Library Main Stacks, Lower LevelPublication Date: 1853One of Dickens' finest works, this novel helped spur the reform of England's Court of Chancery. (Many editions of this work are available.) -
The Crucible by Call Number: PS3525.I5156 C7334 1999 University Library Main Stacks, Lower LevelPublication Date: 1953This play about the 17th-century Salem witch trials preceded by several years the playwright's interrogation by the House Un-American Activities Committee. (Many editions of this work are available.) -
The Descendants by ISBN: 1400066336Publication Date: 2007-05-15Any law student reading this book (or watching the 2011 film version starring George Clooney) recognized the famed Rule Against Perpetuities as the true star of this story. -
To Kill a Mockingbird by Call Number: PS3562.E353 T6 1999 Law StacksPublication Date: 1960Voted by librarians as the best novel of the century, this Pulitzer Prize winner grows out of the author's childhood in 1930s Alabama, before she later studied law. (Many editions of this work are available.) -
The Trial by Call Number: PT2621.A6 P7613 1998 University Library Main Stacks, Lower LevelPublication Date: 1925Compared to this, law school is a walk in the park. (Many editions of this work are available.)
