East Lynne

"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...

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Main Author: Wood, Henry, Mrs., 1814-1887
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Other Authors: Jay, Elisabeth
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Series:Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)
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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.
Physical Description:l, 644 p.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [xliv]-xlvi).