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Man and WifeWilkie Collins

Man and Wife

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Original author: Wilkie Collins

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"Man and Wife" by Wilkie Collins is a sensation novel published in 1870. When a governess is abandoned by her lover through a loophole in Scottish marriage law, three people find themselves entangled in a legal nightmare. Who is married to whom? As lawyers clash and reputations hang in the balance, the story darkens from legal thriller to deadly conspiracy. Collins weaves social critique with suspense, exposing the dangers of flawed marriage laws and the brutality lurking beneath Victorian respectability.

Man and Wife, by Wilkie Collins. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #1586.

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33 Chapters

  1. 1.Prologue: The Irish Marriage (1)8,570 words
  2. 2.Prologue: The Irish Marriage (2)3,267 words
  3. 3.Chapter THE FIRST: The Owls923 words
  4. 4.Chapter THE SECOND: The Guests3,304 words
  5. 5.Chapter THE THIRD: The Discoveries3,399 words
  6. 6.Chapter THE FOURTH: The Two3,000 words
  7. 7.Chapter THE FIFTH: The Plan1,622 words
  8. 8.Chapter THE SIXTH: The Suitor3,946 words
  9. 9.Chapter THE SEVENTH: The Debt2,531 words
  10. 10.Chapter THE EIGHTH: The Scandal3,548 words
  11. 11.Chapter THE NINTH: Anne5,113 words
  12. 12.Chapter THE TENTH: Mr. Bishopriggs (1)8,679 words
  13. 13.Chapter THE TENTH: Mr. Bishopriggs (2)8,727 words
  14. 14.Chapter THE TENTH: Mr. Bishopriggs (3)8,760 words
  15. 15.Chapter THE TENTH: Mr. Bishopriggs (4)8,699 words
  16. 16.Chapter THE TENTH: Mr. Bishopriggs (5)8,718 words
  17. 17.Chapter THE TENTH: Mr. Bishopriggs (6)8,771 words
  1. 18.Chapter THE TENTH: Mr. Bishopriggs (7)8,743 words
  2. 19.Chapter THE TENTH: Mr. Bishopriggs (8)8,764 words
  3. 20.Chapter THE TENTH: Mr. Bishopriggs (9)8,780 words
  4. 21.Chapter THE TENTH: Mr. Bishopriggs (10)8,781 words
  5. 22.Chapter THE TENTH: Mr. Bishopriggs (11)8,781 words
  6. 23.Chapter THE TENTH: Mr. Bishopriggs (12)8,760 words
  7. 24.Chapter THE TENTH: Mr. Bishopriggs (13)8,744 words
  8. 25.Chapter THE TENTH: Mr. Bishopriggs (14)8,691 words
  9. 26.Chapter THE TENTH: Mr. Bishopriggs (15)8,725 words
  10. 27.Chapter THE TENTH: Mr. Bishopriggs (16)8,695 words
  11. 28.Chapter THE TENTH: Mr. Bishopriggs (17)8,753 words
  12. 29.Chapter THE TENTH: Mr. Bishopriggs (18)8,765 words
  13. 30.Chapter THE TENTH: Mr. Bishopriggs (19)8,799 words
  14. 31.Chapter THE TENTH: Mr. Bishopriggs (20)8,808 words
  15. 32.Chapter THE TENTH: Mr. Bishopriggs (21)5,013 words
  16. 33.Epilogue: A Morning Call1,651 words