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    The Law and the Lady
    The Law and the Lady
    The Law and the Lady
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    The Law and the Lady

    Written by Wilkie Collins

    Narrated by LibriVox Community

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    Valeria Brinton marries Eustace Woodville despite objections from Woodville's family leading to disquiet for Valeria's own family and friends.

    Just a few days after the wedding, various incidents lead Valeria to suspect her husband is hiding a dark secret in his past and she discovers that he has been using a false name. He refuses to discuss it leading them to curtail their honeymoon and return to London where Valeria learns that he was on trial for his first wife's murder by arsenic. He was tried in a Scottish court and the verdict was 'Not Proven' rather than 'not guilty' implying his guilt but without enough proof for a jury to convict him.

    Valeria sets out to save their happiness by proving her husband innocent of the crime. In her quest, she comes across the disabled character Miserrimus Dexter, a fascinating but mentally unstable genius, and his devoted female cousin, Ariel. Dexter will prove crucial to uncovering the disturbing truth behind the mysterious death. (Introduction by wikipedia)

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
    ISBN9781094250502
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    Wilkie Collins

    William Wilkie Collins (1824–1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and author of short stories. He wrote 30 novels, more than 60 short stories, 14 plays, and more than 100 essays. His best-known works are The Woman in White and The Moonstone.

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    • 2/5
      The reader is awful!. No expression, just recites as if she's reading a news article. Couldn't finish.

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    • 4/5
      I really enjoy this author, having read The Lady in White and The Moonstone. This was my least favorite of his books, but it does excel in the excellent writing style of Mr. Collins . The book employs the informative, but not tedious, detail he always offers. I was especially impressed with the tenacity and perseverance of Valeria, the wife of Eustace, in proving the innocence of her husband’s crime, of poisoning his first wife. Good reading!

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