William Pitt Scargill (1787-1836) was a Unitarian minister and novelist. This is the initial volume in a 3-volume novel which satirizes the upper classes, their manners, and legal system in pre-Victorian England.

SCARGILL, WILLIAM PITT (1787–1836), unitarian minister and author, was born in London in 1787. Originally intended for a business life, he attracted the notice of Hugh Worthington, minister at Salters' Hall, under whose advice he studied for the ministry at Wymondley academy.- from Wikipedia

SCARGILL, WILLIAM PITT (1787–1836), unitarian minister and author, was born in London in 1787. Originally intended for a business life, he attracted the notice of Hugh Worthington, minister at Salters' Hall, under whose advice he studied for the ministry at Wymondley academy.- from Wikipedia