The Law and the LadyDespite 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. |
Contents
VI | 11 |
VII | 16 |
VIII | 24 |
IX | 31 |
XI | 37 |
XIII | 41 |
XV | 48 |
XVI | 56 |
XLII | 211 |
XLIV | 220 |
XLV | 226 |
XLVI | 235 |
XLVII | 237 |
XLVIII | 246 |
XLIX | 253 |
LI | 255 |
XVII | 62 |
XVIII | 72 |
XIX | 89 |
XXI | 96 |
XXII | 101 |
XXIV | 106 |
XXV | 117 |
XXVI | 119 |
XXVII | 121 |
XXVIII | 135 |
XXIX | 145 |
XXX | 158 |
XXXI | 162 |
XXXII | 171 |
XXXIV | 177 |
XXXVI | 183 |
XXXVIII | 188 |
XXXIX | 194 |
XL | 205 |
LIII | 267 |
LV | 273 |
LVII | 281 |
LIX | 286 |
LX | 296 |
LXI | 298 |
LXII | 304 |
LXIII | 325 |
LXV | 333 |
LXVII | 339 |
LXIX | 342 |
LXX | 348 |
LXXI | 355 |
LXXIII | 359 |
LXXV | 367 |
LXXVII | 371 |
LXXIX | 377 |
LXXXI | 385 |
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