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_aRogers, R. Vashon _q(Robert Vashon), _d1843-1911 |
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | _aThe law of the road; or, wrongs and rights of a traveller |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2022 |
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_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats |
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_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia |
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_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier |
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| 490 | 1 | _aLegal recreations. vol. 4 | |
| 500 | _a"The following is a Canadian book, revised, enlarged, abridged (the watery element being omitted)."--Preface to the American edition. | ||
| 500 | _aFirst published anonymously, Toronto, 1875, under title: Wrongs and rights of a traveller. By boat--by stage--by rail. | ||
| 500 | _aRelease date is 2022-12-30 | ||
| 508 | _aThe Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) | ||
| 520 | _a"The Law of the Road; or, Wrongs and Rights of a Traveller" by R. Vashon Rogers is a humorous legal guide that explores the rights and liabilities of travelers, especially concerning transport via carriages and railroads, written in the late 19th century. The text aims to provide both entertainment and practical legal knowledge to everyday travelers while blending elegant extracts from legal literature with amusing anecdotes. The opening of the work sets the scene on New Year's Day, where the protagonist, Eldon, finds himself in a series of comedic legal dilemmas caused by his reckless servant John, who causes various accidents while driving. Through a lively conversation with his wife, Elizabeth, Eldon delves into legal principles concerning liability for the actions of servants, rights of pedestrians, and the peculiarities of driving on Sundays. The narrative employs wit and a conversational tone to discuss legalities, providing readers not only insights into the law of the roads but also engaging them with relatable domestic humor. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
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_pOriginally published: _cUnited States: Sumner Whitney and Company, 1876 |
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| 653 | _aTravel | ||
| 653 | _aCarriers -- Canada | ||
| 653 | _aCarriers -- United States | ||
| 653 | _aHighway law -- Canada | ||
| 653 | _aHighway law -- United States | ||
| 653 | _aRailroad law -- Canada | ||
| 653 | _aRailroad law -- United States | ||
| 830 | 0 | _aLegal recreations. vol. 4 | |
| 856 | 4 | _uhttps://archive.org/details/lawoftheroad00rogerich/page/n7/mode/2up | |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69664 |
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