EAST LYNNE

By Ellen Wood

Synopsis

When the aristocratic Lady Isabel abandons her husband and children for her wicked seducer, more is at stake than moral retribution. Ellen Wood played upon the anxieties of the Victorian middle classes who feared a breakdown of the social order as divorce became more readily available and promiscuity threatened the sanctity of the family. In this novel the simple act of hiring a governess raises the spectres of murder, disguise, and adultery.

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Narrator Rachel Atkins
Length 23hrs 30mins
Catalogue No. 14942
Publisher Naxos Audio Books;