East Lynne [electronic resource] / Ellen Wood ; edited with an introduction and notes by Elisabeth Jay.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)Publication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.Description: l, 644 pSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 823/.8 22
LOC classification:
  • PR5842.W8 E3 2005eb
Online resources: Summary: "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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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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