The Law and the Lady
$54.55
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
14 October 1998
Summary
The Lady Unveiled: A Victorian Mystery
Despite the misgivings of their families, Valeria Brinton and Eustace Woodville marry. However, Valeria soon suspects a dark secret in her husband’s past. Discovering he lives under a false name, she seeks to uncover the truth.
A greater shock awaits: Eustace was tried for poisoning his first wife. Convinced of his innocence, Valeria defies societal norms to clear his name, becoming English Literature’s first female detective.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140436075 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140436073 |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
| Author: | Wilkie Collins, David Skilton |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 14 October 1998 |
| Weight: | 300g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 133mm x 20mm |
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Wilkie Collins
William Wilkie Collins (8 January 1824 - 23 September 1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and short story writer. His best-known works are The Woman in White (1859), No Name (1862), Armadale (1866), and The Moonstone (1868), considered the first modern English detective novel.
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