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Man and wife / Wilkie Collins.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Collins, Wilkie, 1824-1889, author.
- Page, Norman, author.
- Series:
- Oxford world's classics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- England--Social life and customs--19th century--Fiction.
- England.
- Manners and customs.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Novels.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxxv, 652 pages).
- Edition:
- [New edition] / edited with an introduction and notes by Norman Page.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- 'Man and Wife' examines the plight of a woman who, promised marriage by one man, comes to believe that she may 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.
- Notes:
- This edition previously issued in print: 1995.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record and publisher information.
- Other Format:
- Print version :
- ISBN:
- 9780191921247
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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