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.
- ISBN: 978-0-19-953817-1
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 688
- Fecha Publicación: 01/12/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés