Fairburn's edition of the trial between Maria Foote, the celebrated actress, plaintiff and Joseph Hayne, Esq. defendant for a breach of promise of marriage; including the evidence at full length, speeches of counsel, and the whole of the love letters tried in the court of King's Bench, Westminster, before the Lord Chief Justice Abott, and a special jury, Dec. 21, 1824

[London]: John Fairburn, 1825. 76 pp. Removed and lacking the frontispiece. Maria Foote (1797-1867) was a well regard actress in London who at the age of 17 entered into a relationship with William Berkeley who promised to marry her. Over several years the couple had 2 children and eventually Foote realized he would not marry her. Joseph Hayne then began courting Foote but kept not showing up to several planned weddings. Foote sued for breach of promise and won. She continued her carrier and married in her mid-30's and had two more children.