Developing many of the techniques at work in The Moonstone in bizarre and unexpected ways, and employing both Gothic and fantastic elements, The Law and the Lady adds a significant dimension to the history of the detective novel.
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In "The Law and the Lady," Collins' heroine succeeds in cracking a tough case that has left professional investigators stumped.
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With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The Law and the Lady is both modern and readable. A loving wife discovers a disturbing secret from her husband’s past that could threaten their future.
Probably the first full-length novel with a woman detective as its heroine, The Law and the Lady is a fascinating example of Collins's later fiction.
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The Law and the Lady is a detective story, published in 1875 by Wilkie Collins.
The Law and the Lady is a detective story, published in 1875 by Wilkie Collins. It is not quite as sensational in style as The Moonstone and The Woman in White.
"For after this manner in the old time the holy women also who trusted in God adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands; even as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord; whose daughters ye are as long as ye do well, and ...
In "The Law and the Lady," Collins' heroine succeeds in cracking a tough case that has left professional investigators stumped.
The Law and The Lady by Wilkie Collins. The Law and the Lady was published in 1875, by Wilkie Collins, although still in print, is largely forgotten now.
The Law and the Lady is a detective story, published in 1875 by Wilkie Collins.
Probably the first full-length novel with a woman detective as its heroine, The Law and the Lady is a fascinating example of Collins's later fiction.
Valeria Woodville's first act as a married woman is to sign her name in the marriage register incorrectly, and this slip is followed by the gradual disclosure of a series of secrets about her husband's earlier life, each of which leads on ...
The Law and the Lady: A Novel. Vol. 3
... Verdict to do with my husband's horrible doubt of us ? Eustace is a free man ... Scotch law , which ( so far as I know ) is not permitted by the laws of any ... verdict of Not Proven . ” " Was that the Verdict when Eustace was tried ? " I ...