How much did Blackstone earn from his law lectures?
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Blackstone earned £453 from his law lectures. He gave a series of lectures at the University of Oxford from 1753 to 1766, which were highly successful and drew large audiences. The lectures were published in 1765-1769 as "Commentaries on the Laws of England," which became a standard legal text and is still widely cited today.
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