The Poet
The Poet
William Littell (1768–1824)
William Littell was known for his great scholarship, literary competence, and publishing experience. Nearly a dozen imprints bearing Littell’s name have been published, including a set of Kentucky statutes that were the state’s de facto code for decades, Kentucky’s first historical monograph, law reports, and a book of satire. Littell was a curious figure. He almost single-handedly created the infrastructure of legal research in the state. Outside of the law, he wrote history, poetry, and political satire and was learned in theology and medicine. But Littell was a solitary, eccentric figure; disliked by many; and politically and socially neutralized by his uncompromising pen, which skewered slave owners, abusive husbands, bankers, and politicians.
Keywords: Kentucky, history, courts, politics, statutes, satire, American law reporting, slavery, divorce law, status of women
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