A Leap in the Dark

A Criticism Of The Principles Of Home Rule As Illustrated By The Bill Of 1893

By A.V. Dicey K.C., Hon. D.C.L.

Fellow Of All Souls College; Formerly Vinerian Professor Of English Law In The University Of Oxford; Author Of 'England's Case Against Home Rule,' 'The Verdict,' 'An Introduction To The Study Of The Law Of The Constitution'

FIRST EDITION June 1893

Reprinted June 1893

SECOND EDITION July 1911

THIRD EDITION January 1912

London

John Murray, Albemarle Street, W.

1912

TO

Irish Unionists Whose Noble And Strenuous Defence Of Their Own Rights And Liberties As Citizens Of Great Britain And Ireland Will I Trust Preserve The Political Unity Of The United Kingdom