Description
The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. One of Wilkie Collins' lesser known books Man and Wife is still a masterpiece of storytelling. Examining problems around marriage laws in Victorian Britain it is also a gripping mystery story, while exploring questions of love and friendship across two generations.
Collins' characters are well rounded and human, trying to make their way through a difficult world as best they can. The story can be considered a little slow to get moving by modern standards, but once it does it contains fantastic suspense and brilliant scenes, especially as it builds towards the surprising ending. The gender disparity in Victorian society is examined with a surprisingly almost-modern sensibility reminding us that stereotypes of the past are about as inaccurate as stereotypes about people in the present.
Recommended for fans of Collins, mysteries and Victoriana this novel is sure to entertain.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books.
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist, however we consider it worth publishing due to the work's historical value.
The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase.
Collins' characters are well rounded and human, trying to make their way through a difficult world as best they can. The story can be considered a little slow to get moving by modern standards, but once it does it contains fantastic suspense and brilliant scenes, especially as it builds towards the surprising ending. The gender disparity in Victorian society is examined with a surprisingly almost-modern sensibility reminding us that stereotypes of the past are about as inaccurate as stereotypes about people in the present.
Recommended for fans of Collins, mysteries and Victoriana this novel is sure to entertain.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books.
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist, however we consider it worth publishing due to the work's historical value.
The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase.
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Paperback
Contributors
Author
Wilkie Collins
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781331127758
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 3.4 cm
Page Count - 627
Hardback
Contributors
Author
Wilkie Collins
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780666128188
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 3.3 cm
Page Count - 625
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