Title: East Lynne
Description: "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"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Married women, Seduction, French, Fiction, Drama, Murderers, Governesses, Accident victims, Illegitimate children, Runaway wives, England, fiction, France, fiction, Fiction, psychological, British
Places: England, France
People: Henry Wood Mrs (1814-1887)