East Lynne
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East Lynne
（Broadview literary texts）
Broadview Press, c2000
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 777-779)
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Lady Isabel Carlyle, a beautiful and refined young woman, leaves her hard-working but neglectful lawyer-husband and her infant children to elope with an aristocratic suitor. After he deserts her, and she bears their illegitimate child, Lady Isabel disguises herself and takes the position of governess in the household of her husband and his new wife.
East Lynne is the archetypal sensation novel, filled with disaster, guilt and repentance. It also documents the growing protest against the rigid roles prescribed for Victorian women. Among the many appendices included are a selection of Victorian medical views on men, women, and sexuality.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
A Note on the Text
Ellen Wood: A Brief Chronology
East Lynne
Appendix A: Letters from Ellen Wood on the writing and publication of East Lynne
Appendix B: Geraldine Jewsbury's Reader's Report on East Lynne
Appendix C: Wood's East Lynne contract with Richard Bentley and Son
Appendix D: Serialisation of East Lynne
Appendix E: Contemporary Reviews
Appendix F: The Sensation Novel
Appendix G: Women's Education and Responsibilities
Appendix H: Contemporary Medical Opinions on Men, Women, and Sexuality
Appendix I: Contemporary Images of Women
Appendix J: Extracts from T.A. Palmer's adaptation of East Lynne
Works Cited and Recommended Reading
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