Project Gutenberg 2021-03-21 Public domain in the USA. 154 Parry, Edward Abbott, Sir 1863 1943 Parry, Judge Parry, Sir Edward Abbott Judgments in Vacation 'The box office' -- The disadvantages of education -- Cookery book talk -- A day of my life in the County Court -- Dorothy Osborne -- The debtor of to-day -- The folk-lore of the County Court -- Concerning daughters -- The future of the County Court -- The prevalence of Podsnap -- An Elizabethan recorder -- The funniest thing I ever saw -- The playwright -- Advice to young advocates -- The insolvent poor -- Why be an author? -- Which way is the tide? -- Kissing the Book -- A Welsh rector of the last century. The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Judgments in Vacation" by Sir Edward Abbott Parry is a collection of essays and reflections written in the early 20th century. The work offers insights into legal judgments made during vacation periods, along with various observations on society and human behavior seen through the lens of a County Court judge. It appears to mix humor and social commentary, addressing everyday legal cases and exploring broader themes related to justice, education, and human interactions. At the start of the book, the author sets the tone by discussing the unusual practice of a judge writing judgments during vacation times. He reflects on the challenges and absurdities of life in the County Court, illustrating the simplicity and complexity of everyday legal matters. Using engaging anecdotes, Parry introduces characters such as a collier and a widow, shedding light on their disputes and the interplay of social dynamics at play. This opening portion establishes an intriguing perspective on the judicial system while inviting readers to consider the impact of these small-scale conflicts on the broader social fabric. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Law -- Great Britain -- Anecdotes KD Text Category: Humour Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Law & Criminology 525572 2025-06-25T12:49:31.433687 text/html 504046 2024-10-18T12:09:36 text/html 320931 2025-06-25T12:49:37.768711 application/epub+zip 317804 2025-06-25T12:49:32.441692 application/epub+zip 298574 2025-06-25T12:49:31.933696 application/epub+zip 440057 2025-06-25T12:49:41.994653 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 395326 2025-06-25T12:49:37.250691 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 375593 2022-09-29T08:02:43.410795 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 479060 2025-06-25T12:49:30.776703 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 459175 2024-10-18T12:09:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16501 2025-06-25T12:49:42.121661 application/rdf+xml 13981 2025-06-25T12:49:32.035677 image/jpeg 2395 2025-06-25T12:49:31.984689 image/jpeg 270070 2025-06-25T12:49:31.478724 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia