LAW & THE LADY; "WORLD'S CLASSICS" SERIES

COLLINS, WILKIE.:. TAYLOR, BOURNE JENNY ed, intro (WORLD'S CLASSICS SERIES)

ISBN 10: 0192828479 / ISBN 13: 9780192828477

Published by OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 1992 TP & VERSO, NY, 1992

About this Item

GOOD CONDITION, clean, solid, almost bright.bit clear tape to cover foredge points .else quite nice.; black & white titles on mostly black paper cover showing black haired woman in black.with white lace arms & neck .; 428+ps pages; first full-length novel with a woman detective as its heroine,

Seller Inventory # 144187

Bibliographic Details

• Title: LAW & THE LADY; "WORLD'S CLASSICS" SERIES
• Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 1992 TP & VERSO, NY
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0192828479
• ISBN 13: 9780192828477
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Illustrated by Richmond, arthur william sir cover art
• Edition: PAPERBACK.
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

Probably the first full-length novel with a woman detective as its heroine, The Law and the Lady (1875) is a fascinating example of Collins' later fiction. Valeria Valerie Woodville's first act as a married woman is to sign her name incorrectly in the marriage register; this slip is followed by a gradual disclosure of secrets about her husband's earlier life, each of which leads to another set of questions and enigmas. 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.

About the Author

Wilkie (William) Collins (1824-89) was a hugely successful and popular crime, mystery and suspense writer. He wrote the first full-length detective novels in English and set a mould for the genre as shown in The Moonstone and "The Woman in White."   

David Skilton teaches at the University of Wales, Cardiff.