Nantilus
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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| Format : | Book |
| Language : | anglais |
| Title statement : | East Lynne / Ellen Wood; edited with an introduction and notes by Elisabeth Jay |
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Oxford, New York :
Oxford University Press
, 2005 |
| Physical Description : | 1 vol. (xlix-644 p.) |
| Series : | Oxford world's classics |
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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" (Résumé de l'éditeur) |
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| Bibliography : | Réf. bibliogr. p. [xliv]-xlvi |
| ISBN : | 0-19-280462-6 |