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A cruel judge in the Court of Common Pleas, Elijah Harbottle, finds himself under attack by vengeful spirits, and in a disturbing dream he is condemned to death by a monstrous doppelgänger. The story is set between 1746 and 1748 and is retold by a Londoner, called Anthony Harman, from the account related in letters by an elderly friend.
Hogarth's representation of Willes has been suggested as the inspiration for the character of Mr. Justice Harbottle in Sheridan Le Fanu's In a Glass Darkly (1872). The motto of the Order of the Garter " Honi soit qui mal y pense " below the King's Arms has been deliberately cut off in Hogarth's composition leaving only the evil thoughts of ...
"Mr. Justice Harbottle" "The Familiar" Reception. New York Times reviewer D. C. Russell wrote that although Le Fanu's storytelling skills were impressive, "the end of ...
Mr Justice Fancourt - the judge hearing the case - says he was “surprised” to hear of Prince Harry’s absence on Monday
Michael Harbottle (1917–1997), British army officer and peace campaigner; Jeremiah Harbottle, character of deputy stationmaster in 1937 film Oh, Mr Porter! Elijah Harbottle, character of judge in the Sheridan Le Fanu short story "Mr. Justice Harbottle", collected in In a Glass Darkly (1872)
E. F. Benson stated that Le Fanu's stories "Green Tea", "The Familiar", and "Mr. Justice Harbottle" "are instinct with an awfulness which custom cannot stale, and this quality is due, as in The Turn of the Screw [by Henry James], to Le Fanu's admirably artistic methods in setting and narration". Benson added, "[Le Fanu's] best work is of the ...
Harbottle then recites a rhyme, which tells the legend of the Headless Horseman, although he doesn't know the last line, but his father does. So the trio decide to pay him a visit. Harbottle's father reveals the line thus also revealing the place, the Devil's Cave where the smuggling is taking place.
Because Foss v Harbottle leaves the minority in an unprotected position, exceptions have arisen and statutory provisions have come into being which provide some protection for the minority. By far and away the most important protection is the unfair prejudice action in ss. 994-6 of the Companies Act 2006 (UK) (s 232 Corporations Act 2001 in ...