The majority of books held by the Bodleian Libraries, in both physical and electronic formats, can be searched via SOLO. On this page you will find recommended books, guidance on how to search for and access print and ebooks, and libraries in the University that might be relevant for your studies and research.
Literature can tell stories of the law and of lawyers, whether to entertain, educate, or make some kind of change. General surveys of where law or lawyers appear in literature are detailed below.
Subject searching in SOLO:
You can find more on law in literature by using these subject headings and limiting your search to 'My exact phrase' in 'in subject'.
Lawyers in literature
Justice in literature
Or (for example)
Human rights in literature
Social justice in literature
As You Law It - Negotiating Shakespeare by 
Harm's Way : tragic responsibility and the novel form by 
Novel Verdicts: a guide to court room fictions by Novels with legal plots or lawyers
Bleak House by 
Intruder in the Dust by 
Cesar Birotteau by If the Bodleian Libraries don't have the print or ebook you are looking for, you can make a recommendation by completing the form below (Oxford Single-Sign On required).
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