Man and Wife.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Collins, Wilkie.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (882 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Auckland : The Floating Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Dig into this juicy domestic drama from famed British novelist and playwright Wilkie Collins. Not only does Man and Wife provide a stunning account of the ups and downs of married life in the Victorian period, it also offers a detailed takedown of the backwards laws and traditions that governed the institution during that era.

Contents:

Title; Contents; PROLOGUE-THE IRISH MARRIAGE; I - The Villa at Hampstead; II - The March of Time; FIRST SCENE-THE SUMMER-HOUSE; Chapter the First - The Owls; Chapter the Second - The Guests; Chapter the Third - The Discoveries; Chapter the Fourth - The Two; Chapter the Fifth - The Plan; Chapter the Sixth - The Suitor; Chapter the Seventh - The Debt; Chapter the Eighth - The Scandal; SECOND SCENE-THE INN; Chapter the Ninth - Anne; Chapter the Tenth - Mr. Bishopriggs; Chapter the Eleventh - Sir Patrick; Chapter the Twelfth - Arnold; Chapter the Thirteenth - Blanche; THIRD SCENE-LONDON

Chapter the Fourteenth - Geoffrey as a Letter-WriterChapter the Fifteenth - Geoffrey in the Marriage Market; Chapter the Sixteenth - Geoffrey as a Public Character; FOURTH SCENE-WINDYGATES; Chapter the Seventeenth - Near It; Chapter the Eighteenth - Nearer Still; Chapter the Nineteenth - Close on It; Chapter the Twentieth - Touching It; Chapter the Twenty-First - Done!; Chapter the Twenty-Second - Gone; Chapter the Twenty-Third - Traced; Chapter the Twenty-Fourth - Backward; Chapter the Twenty-Fifth - Forward; Chapter the Twenty-Sixth - Dropped; Chapter the Twenty-Seventh - Outwitted

Chapter the Twenty-Eighth - StifledFIFTH SCENE-GLASGOW; Chapter the Twenty-Ninth - Anne Among the Lawyers; Chapter the Thirtieth - Anne in the Newspapers; SIXTH SCENE-SWANHAVEN LODGE; Chapter the Thirty-First - Seeds of the Future (First Sowing); Chapter the Thirty-Second - Seeds of the Future (Second Sowing); Chapter the Thirty-Third - Seeds of the Future (Third Sowing); SEVENTH SCENE-HAM FARM; Chapter the Thirty-Fourth - The Night Before; Chapter the Thirty-Fifth - The Day; Chapter the Thirty-Sixth - The Truth at Last; Chapter the Thirty-Seventh - The Way Out

Chapter the Thirty-Eighth - The News from GlasgowEIGHTH SCENE-THE PANTRY; Chapter the Thirty-Ninth - Anne Wins a Victory; NINTH SCENE-THE MUSIC-ROOM; Chapter the Fortieth - Julius Makes Mischief; TENTH SCENE-THE BEDROOM; Chapter the Forty-First - Lady Lundie Does Her Duty; ELEVENTH SCENE-SIR PATRICK'S HOUSE; Chapter the Forty-Second - The Smoking-Room Window; Chapter the Forty-Third - The Explosion; TWELFTH SCENE-DRURY LANE; Chapter the Forty-Fourth - The Letter and the Law; THIRTEENTH SCENE-FULHAM; Chapter the Forty-Fifth - The Foot-Race; FOURTEENTH SCENE-PORTLAND PLACE

Chapter the Forty-Sixth - A Scotch MarriageFIFTEENTH SCENE-HOLCHESTER HOUSE; Chapter the Forty-Seventh - The Last Chance; SIXTEENTH SCENE-SALT PATCH; Chapter the Forty-Eighth - The Place; Chapter the Forty-Ninth - The Night; Chapter the Fiftieth - The Morning; Chapter the Fifty-First - The Proposal; Chapter the Fifty-Second - The Apparition; Chapter the Fifty-Third - The Moonlight on the Floor; Chapter the Fifty-Fourth - The Manuscript; Chapter the Fifty-Fifth - The Signs of the End; Chapter the Fifty-Sixth - The Means; Chapter the Fifty-Seventh - The End; Epilogue - A Morning Call

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-77651-930-2

OCLC:

773748607