The Law and the Lady
When her new husband is accused of poisoning his first wife under a Scottish verdict of ‘Not Proven,’ the determined Valeria Woodville sets out to clear his name and uncover the truth herself, becoming one of fiction’s earliest female detectives. Collins combines a gripping mystery with a bold, sympathetic portrait of a resourceful woman defying Victorian convention to fight for justice. Suspenseful and forward-looking, The Law and the Lady blends courtroom drama, detection, and a strong heroine well ahead of her time. Ingenious and engaging, it is a fine example of Collins’s mastery of the mystery and his interest in women who refuse to accept their assigned place.
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| # | Chapter | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Bride's Mistake | 11:55 | |
| 2 | The Bride's Thoughts | 17:08 | |
| 3 | Ramsgate Sands | 14:24 | |
| 4 | On the Way Home | 13:50 | |
| 5 | The Landlady's Discovery | 8:54 | |
| 6 | My Own Discovery | 13:55 | |
| 7 | On the Way to the Major | 16:07 | |
| 8 | The Friend of the Women | 12:18 | |
| 9 | The Defeat of the Major | 25:29 | |
| 10 | The Search | 35:39 | |
| 11 | The Return to Life | 15:34 | |
| 12 | The Scotch Verdict | 13:11 | |
| 13 | The Man's Decision | 9:50 | |
| 14 | The Woman's Answer | 21:33 | |
| 15 | The Story of the Trial. The Preliminaries | 5:04 | |
| 16 | First Question - Did the Woman die Poisoned? | 29:40 | |
| 17 | Second Question - Who poisoned Her? | 21:23 | |
| 18 | Third Question - What was his Motive? | 29:04 | |
| 19 | The Evidence for the Defense | 9:46 | |
| 20 | The End of the Trial | 19:46 | |
| 21 | I see my Way | 12:57 | |
| 22 | The Major makes Difficulties | 12:03 | |
| 23 | My Mother-in-Law surprises me | 12:08 | |
| 24 | Miserrimus Dexter - first View | 13:58 | |
| 25 | Miserrimus Dexter - second View | 24:14 | |
| 26 | More of my Obstinacy | 11:59 | |
| 27 | Mr. Dexter at Home | 20:16 | |
| 28 | In the Dark | 12:03 | |
| 29 | In the Light | 16:03 | |
| 30 | The Indictment of Mrs. Beauly | 22:19 | |
| 31 | The Defense of Mrs. Beauly | 14:44 | |
| 32 | A Specimen of my Wisdom | 5:15 | |
| 33 | A Specimen of my Folly | 24:49 | |
| 34 | Gleninch | 12:22 | |
| 35 | Mr. Playmore's Prophecy | 17:27 | |
| 36 | Ariel | 11:02 | |
| 37 | At the Bedside | 23:45 | |
| 38 | On the Journey back | 4:50 | |
| 39 | On the Way to Dexter | 12:23 | |
| 40 | Nemesis at last | 50:44 | |
| 41 | Mr. Playmore in a new Character | 18:16 | |
| 42 | More Surprises | 12:43 | |
| 43 | At last! | 7:23 | |
| 44 | Our new Honeymoon | 11:48 | |
| 45 | The Dust-Heap disturbed | 14:37 | |
| 46 | The Crisis deferred | 8:35 | |
| 47 | The Wife's Confession | 16:43 | |
| 48 | What else could I do? | 8:10 | |
| 49 | Past and Future | 14:09 | |
| 50 | The last of the Story | 13:12 |
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