Classic Novels Library

Man and Wife

Man and Wife

by Collins, Wilkie, 1824-1889

BookID: 1586

Language:English

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Copyright Status:Public domain in the USA.

England -- FictionDomestic fictionMarried women -- FictionBigamy -- Fiction

Description

"Man and Wife" by Wilkie Collins is a sensation novel published in 1870. When a governess is abandoned by her lover through a loophole in Scottish marriage law, three people find themselves entangled in a legal nightmare. Who is married to whom? As lawyers clash and reputations hang in the balance, the story darkens from legal thriller to deadly conspiracy. Collins weaves social critique with suspense, exposing the dangers of flawed marriage laws and the brutality lurking beneath Victorian respectability. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Class:PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

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