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How many volumes were included in Commentaries on the Laws of England?
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Sir William Blackstone
William Blackstone, oil painting attributed to Sir Joshua Reynolds; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Sir William Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England consists of four volumes, which were published successively between 1765 and 1769.123
The work is organized into the following four books:
* Of the Rights of Persons: Covers public and family law.3
* Of the Rights of Things: Provides an outline of real-property law.3
* Of Private Wrongs: Addresses civil liability, courts, and procedure.3
* Of Public Wrongs: Examines criminal law.3