num_pages: 368
description: Charles Smithson, a conventional young scientist, breaks his proper Victorian engagement upon becoming involved with devastating Sarah Woodruff, whom the townspeople have linked with scandal and forbidden pleasures
language: English
title: The French Lieutenant's Woman
titlecomplete: The French Lieutenant's Woman
characters: Ernestina Freeman, Dr Grogan, Charles Smithson, Sam Farrow, Mrs. Poulteney, Sarah Woodruff
genres: Fiction, 20th Century, Classics, British Literature, Historical, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Romance, Literature, Novels
ratings_count: 52043
places: London, England, Exeter, Devon, England, Dorset, England, Lyme Regis, England
awards: awardedAt: 28800000
name: WH Smith Literary Award
publisher: Signet