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East LynneMrs. Henry Wood

East Lynne

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Original author: Mrs. Henry Wood

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"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.

East Lynne, by Mrs. Henry Wood. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #3322.

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47 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I: The Lady Isabel3,423 words
  2. 2.Chapter II: The Broken Cross2,484 words
  3. 3.Chapter III: Barbara Hare4,582 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV: The Moonlight Interview1,867 words
  5. 5.Chapter V: Mr. Carlyle’s Office3,025 words
  6. 6.Chapter VI: Richard Hare, the Younger4,576 words
  7. 7.Chapter VII: Miss Carlyle at Home1,150 words
  8. 8.Chapter VIII: Mr. Kane’s Concert2,890 words
  9. 9.Chapter IX: The Song and the Dirge2,850 words
  10. 10.Chapter X: The Keepers of the Dead4,466 words
  11. 11.Chapter XI: The New Peer--The Bank-Note3,627 words
  12. 12.Chapter XII: Life at Castle Marling3,897 words
  13. 13.Chapter XIII: A Moonlight Walk1,161 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIV: The Earl’s Astonishment1,882 words
  15. 15.Chapter XV: Coming Home2,049 words
  16. 16.Chapter XVI: Domestic Troubles1,458 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVII: Visit of the Hare Family4,295 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVIII: Miss Carlyle--Isabel Unhappy4,787 words
  19. 19.Chapter XIX: Captain Thorn at West Lynne3,497 words
  20. 20.Chapter XX: Going From Home4,065 words
  21. 21.Chapter XXI: Quitting the Danger4,070 words
  22. 22.Chapter XXII: Mrs. Hare’s Dream4,864 words
  23. 23.Chapter XXIII: Captain Thorn in Trouble About “a Bill.”5,599 words
  24. 24.Chapter XXIV: Richard Hare at Mr. Dill’s Window8,709 words
  1. 25.Chapter XXV: Charming Results4,975 words
  2. 26.Chapter XXVI: Alone for Evermore3,583 words
  3. 27.Chapter XXVII: Barbara’s Misdoings5,435 words
  4. 28.Chapter XXVIII: An Unexpected Visitor at East Lynne2,696 words
  5. 29.Chapter XXIX: A Night Invasion of East Lynne5,947 words
  6. 30.Chapter XXX: Barbara’s Heart at Rest7,154 words
  7. 31.Chapter XXXI: Mr. DILL in an Embroidered Shirt-Front4,326 words
  8. 32.Chapter XXXII: Meeting of Lady Isabel and Afy8,339 words
  9. 33.Chapter XXXIII: The Yearning of a Breaking Heart4,539 words
  10. 34.Chapter XXXIV: An M. P. for West Lynne7,609 words
  11. 35.Chapter XXXV: A Mishap to the Blue Spectacles5,346 words
  12. 36.Chapter XXXVI9,067 words
  13. 37.Chapter XXXVII4,735 words
  14. 38.Chapter XXXVIII: The World Turned Upside Down4,112 words
  15. 39.Chapter XXXIX: Mrs. Carlyle in Full Dress, Afy Also4,611 words
  16. 40.Chapter XL: The Justice-Room5,036 words
  17. 41.Chapter XLI: Firm!4,539 words
  18. 42.Chapter XLII: The Trial4,315 words
  19. 43.Chapter XLIII: The Death Chamber4,798 words
  20. 44.Chapter XLIV: Lord Vane Dating Forward4,477 words
  21. 45.Chapter XLV: “it Won’t Do, Afy!”2,937 words
  22. 46.Chapter XLVI: Until Eternity4,134 words
  23. 47.Chapter XLVII: I. M. V2,400 words