Product Description
by Kenneth M. Smookler (Author)
Welcome to Farr & Beyond, the extraordinary law firm that isn't limited by time, space, or reality.
Meet their clients from the land of literature: Dracula, Cinderella, the Pied Piper, Br?nnhilde, Aesop, Hansel & Gretel, Captain Nemo, and many, many more, and find out what happens when they hire a lawyer
Enjoy the tongue-in-cheek legal issues that Farr & Beyond finds lurking within our traditional tales and fables. Why does Merlin charge an assistant with arboreal kidnapping, Frankenstein's monster accuse his creator of negligence, or William Tell's son sue his father for reckless endangerment?
Discover how Farr & Beyond's law teams clear Ali Baba on a charge of the murder of 40 thieves; secure damages for defamation and non-payment of extermination fees for the Pied Piper; and deal with the claims and summonses filed against Cinderella by her stepmother and stepsisters.
Let author Kenneth M. Smookler, a retired Toronto lawyer and aficionado of all things mysterious, take you on an out-of-this-world trip to a place where the law meets fantasy with laugh-out-loud results.
Back Jacket
When Jack chopped down the Beanstalk, were there issues of negligence involved after it landed on nearby farms? When the town refused to pay the Pied Piper, did he have any legal recourse? And if you were told to put an apple on your head and hold still while your father tried to shoot it off, wouldn't you consider taking some action to deal with the resulting emotional distress? Welcome to Farr & Beyond, LLP, the unique law firm that represents the inhabitants of fantastical lands and isn't limited by such mundane parameters as time, space, or reality. Author Kenneth Smookler, Q.C., a retired lawyer and aficionado of the otherworldly, takes you on a tongue-in-cheek legal journey through some of our most beloved and well-known traditional tales. You?ll never look at these stories in the same way again!
Author Biography
Ryan Howe is a free-lance Toronto artist.
