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Product Identifiers

PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-100140436073

ISBN-139780140436075

eBay Product ID (ePID)307315

Product Key Features

Book TitleLaw and the Lady

Number of Pages432 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1999

TopicClassics, Literary, Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths

GenreFiction

AuthorWilkie Collins

FormatUk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight9.5 Oz

Item Length7.8 in

Item Width5.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN99-236047

Dewey Edition22

Notes bySkilton, David

TitleLeadingThe

Grade FromTwelfth Grade

Dewey DecimalFIC

Grade ToUP

SynopsisDespite the grave misgivings of both their families, Valeria Brinton and Eustace Woodville are married. But before long the new bride begins to suspect a dark secret in her husband's past and when she discovers that he has been living under a false name, she determines to find out why he is concealing his true identity from her. Soon she must endure an even greater shock: the revelation that her husband has been on trial for poisoning his first wife. Convinced of his innocence, Valeria is prepared to do anything to clear her husband's name, and in so doing upturns the conventions of polite nineteenth century society. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators., Despite the grave misgivings of both their families, Valeria Brinton and Eustace Woodville are married. But before long the new bride begins to suspect a dark secret in her husband's past and when she discovers that he has been living under a false name, she determines to find out why he is concealing his true identity from her. Soon she must endure an even greater shock- the revelation that her husband has been on trial for poisoning his first wife. Convinced of his innocence, Valeria is prepared to do anything to clear her husband's name, and in so doing upturns the conventions of polite nineteenth century society.

LC Classification NumberPR4494.L39 1998