Man and Wife

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Wilkie Collins Norman Page (Emeritus Professor of English Literature, Emeritus Professor of English Literature, University of Nottingham)

Man and Wife

Wilkie Collins, Norman Page (Emeritus Professor of English Literature, Emeritus Professor of English Literature, University of Nottingham)

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English

Worlds Classics
11 December 2008

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Series: Oxford World's Classics

`This time the fiction is founded upon facts' stated Wilkie Collins in his Preface to Man and Wife (1870).

Many Victorian writers responded to contemporary debates on the rights and the legal status of women, and here Collins questions the deeply inequitable marriage laws of his day.

Man and Wife examines the plight of a woman who, promised marriage by one man, comes to believe that she may inadvertently have gone through a form of marriage with his friend, as recognized by the archaic laws of Scotland and Ireland.

From this starting-point Collins develops a radical critique of the values and conventions of Victorian society.

Collins had already developed a reputation as the master of the `sensation novel', and Man and Wife is as fast moving and unpredictable as The Moonstone and The Woman in White.

During the novel the atmosphere grows increasingly sinister as the setting moves from a country house to a London suburb and a world of confinement, plotting, and murder.

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.

By: Wilkie Collins
Edited by: Norman Page (Emeritus Professor of English Literature Emeritus Professor of English Literature University of Nottingham)
Imprint: Worlds Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 195mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 466g
ISBN: 9780199538171
ISBN 10: 0199538174
Series: Oxford World's Classics
Pages: 688
Publication Date: 11 December 2008
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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