The English Jacobin Novel on Rights, Property and the Law Critiquing the Contract Nancy E. This is a project that has long been in the works; therefore, there are numerous friends and colleagues to acknowledge. I am indebted to Alex Gold, Jr., who first introduced me to the English Jacobins, and Michael McKeon, who started me on the road to interdisciplinary studies in the eighteenth century. I owe a special thank you to David Hensley for his inspiration, counsel, and exceptionally comprehensive readings; he set by example extraordinarily high standards of scholar- ship and writing. I am appreciative, as well, to Ian Balfour, Mike Bristol, Mette Hjort, James Tully, and.
