Binding: Paperback
Description: Coward! Sneak! May good men shun him from henceforth! may his Queen refuse to receive him! You an earl's daughter! Oh Isabel! How utterly you have lost yourself! When the aristocratic Lady Isabel abandons her husband and children for her wicked seducer more is at stake than moral retribution. Ellen Wood played upon 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 her novel the simple act of hiring a governess raises the spectres of murder disguise and adultery. Her sensation novel was devoured by readers from the Prince of Wales to Joseph Conrad and continued to fascinate theatre - goers and cinema audiences well into the next century. This edition returns for the first time to the racy slang - ridden narrative of the first edition rather than the subsequent stylistically 'improved versions hitherto reproduced by modern editors. About THE Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up - to - date bibliographies for further study and much more.
Title: East Lynne
Author(s): Wood Ellen, Jay, Elisabeth (Professor Of English And Assistant Dean, Faculty Of Arts And Humanities, Oxford Brookes University)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780199536030
Pages: 704 Pages
Publication Date: 6/15/2008
Series: Oxford World's Classics
Category: Classic Fiction