East Lynne
Wood, Henry, Mrs., 1814-1887.
East Lynne [electronic resource] / Ellen Wood ; edited with an introduction and notes by Elisabeth Jay. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005. - l, 644 p. - Oxford world's classics . - Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press) .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [xliv]-xlvi).
"This book looks at the anxieties of the Victorian middle classes who feared a breakdown of the social order as divorce became more readily available and promiscuity threatened the sanctity of the family. In this novel the simple act of hiring a governess raises the spectres of murder, disguise, and adultery"--Provided by publisher.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Runaway wives--Fiction.
Illegitimate children--Fiction.
Accident victims--Fiction.
Governesses--Fiction.
Seduction--Fiction.
England--Fiction.
France--Fiction.
Electronic books.
PR5842.W8 / E3 2005eb
823/.8
East Lynne [electronic resource] / Ellen Wood ; edited with an introduction and notes by Elisabeth Jay. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005. - l, 644 p. - Oxford world's classics . - Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press) .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [xliv]-xlvi).
"This book looks at the anxieties of the Victorian middle classes who feared a breakdown of the social order as divorce became more readily available and promiscuity threatened the sanctity of the family. In this novel the simple act of hiring a governess raises the spectres of murder, disguise, and adultery"--Provided by publisher.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Runaway wives--Fiction.
Illegitimate children--Fiction.
Accident victims--Fiction.
Governesses--Fiction.
Seduction--Fiction.
England--Fiction.
France--Fiction.
Electronic books.
PR5842.W8 / E3 2005eb
823/.8