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.


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Runaway wives--Fiction.
Illegitimate children--Fiction.
Accident victims--Fiction.
Governesses--Fiction.
Seduction--Fiction.


England--Fiction.
France--Fiction.


Electronic books.

PR5842.W8 / E3 2005eb

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