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The Law and the Lady

First published: 1875
Pages: 380

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The Bride's Mistake
11:55
The Bride's Thoughts
17:08
Ramsgate Sands
14:24
On the Way Home
13:50
The Landlady's Discovery
8:54
My Own Discovery
13:55
On the Way to the Major
16:07
The Friend of the Women
12:18
The Defeat of the Major
25:29
The Search
35:39
The Return to Life
15:34
The Scotch Verdict
13:11
The Man's Decision
9:50
The Woman's Answer
21:33
The Story of the Trial. The Preliminaries
5:04
First Question - Did the Woman die Poisoned?
29:40
Second Question - Who poisoned Her?
21:23
Third Question - What was his Motive?
29:04
The Evidence for the Defense
9:46
The End of the Trial
19:46
I see my Way
12:57
The Major makes Difficulties
12:03
My Mother-in-Law surprises me
12:08
Miserrimus Dexter - first View
13:58
Miserrimus Dexter - second View
24:14
More of my Obstinacy
11:59
Mr. Dexter at Home
20:16
In the Dark
12:03
In the Light
16:03
The Indictment of Mrs. Beauly
22:19
The Defense of Mrs. Beauly
14:44
A Specimen of my Wisdom
5:15
A Specimen of my Folly
24:49
Gleninch
12:22
Mr. Playmore's Prophecy
17:27
Ariel
11:02
At the Bedside
23:45
On the Journey back
4:50
On the Way to Dexter
12:23
Nemesis at last
50:44
Mr. Playmore in a new Character
18:16
More Surprises
12:43
At last!
7:23
Our new Honeymoon
11:48
The Dust-Heap disturbed
14:37
The Crisis deferred
8:35
The Wife's Confession
16:43
What else could I do?
8:10
Past and Future
14:09
The last of the Story
13:12

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About this book

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.

About the author

Wilkie Collins

Collins wrote The Woman in White for Dickens's magazine and then The Moonstone, which is usually called the first English detective novel and gave the form Sergeant Cuff, the country-house theft and the unreliable multiple narration.