East Lynne / Henry Wood
By: Wood, Henry.
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TextPublisher: London: Richard Bentley and Son, 1895Description: 471 p.Subject(s): Runaway wives | Illegitimate children Fiction | Accident victims FictionDDC classification: 823.8 W873E 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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"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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