East Lynne by Mrs. Henry Wood
"East Lynne" by Mrs. Henry Wood is a sensation novel published in 1861. This Victorian bestseller follows Lady Isabel Vane, who loses everything when her father dies and makes a fateful decision to abandon her husband and children for an aristocratic seducer. When betrayal leads to tragedy, Isabel returns in disguise as a governess in her former husband's household, now married to another woman. The novel explores themes of infidelity, identity, and
the devastating consequences of impulsive choices in a tale of melodrama and moral reckoning. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Wood, Henry, Mrs., 1814-1887 |
|---|---|
| Title | East Lynne |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Lynne |
| Note | Abridged version. |
| Credits | Produced by Dagny; John Bickers; David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 83.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | England -- Fiction |
| Subject | Psychological fiction |
| Subject | Domestic fiction |
| Subject | Governesses -- Fiction |
| Subject | Illegitimate children -- Fiction |
| Subject | France -- Fiction |
| Subject | Accident victims -- Fiction |
| Subject | Seduction -- Fiction |
| Subject | Runaway wives -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 3322 |
| Release Date | Apr 6, 2006 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 27, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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