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The Law and the Lady

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Wilkie Collins is one of the early writers of detective fiction, most famous for his "The Woman in White" and "The Moonstone", two works that established his reputation among the reading public of his time who eagerly awaited the serialised releases of each of his stories. "The Law and the Lady" is a later work, published in 1875, with probably the first female sleuth in the genre.Despite the grave misgivings of both their families, Valeria Brinton and Eustace Woodville are married. But before long the new bride begins to suspect a dark secret in her husband's past and when she discovers that he has been living under a false name, she determines to find out why he is concealing his true identity from her.Three years ago, her husband stood accused of murder - and the verdict that came in from the jury was the Scottish Verdict, Not Proven. The jury had not evidence enough to convict him - nor enough to comfortably exonerate him. Eustace could not bear the weight of her discovery; he fled to the continent, to live in anonymity. But Valeria knew her husband, and she loved him. She knew he was innocent, too, with the sort of intuition that guides the lucky flawlessly. And she set out to prove it to the world.

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Table of contents THE LAW AND THE LADY Note: Addressed to the Reader. Part I. Paradise Lost. Chapter i. The Bride’s Mistake. Chapter ii. The Bride’s Thoughts. Chapter iii. Ramsgate Sands. Chapter iv. On the Way Home. Chapter v. The Landlady’s Discovery. Chapter vi. My Own Discovery. Chapter vii. On the Way to the Major. Chapter viii. The Friend of the Women. Chapter ix. The Defeat of the Major. Chapter x. The Search. Chapter xi. The Return to Life. Chapter xii. The Scotch Verdict. Chapter xiii. The Man’s Decision. Chapter xiv. The Woman’s Answer. Part II. Paradise Regained. Chapter xv. The Story of the Trial. The Preliminaries. Chapter xvi. First Question — Did the Woman Die Poisoned? Chapter xvii. Second Question — Who Poisoned Her? Chapter xviii. Third Question — What was His Motive? Chapter xix. The Evidence for the Defense. Chapter xx. The End of the Trial. Chapter xxi. I See My Way. Chapter xxii. The Major Makes Difficulties. Chapter xxiii My Mother-In-Law Surprises Me. Chapter xxiv. Miserrimus Dexter — First View. Chapter xxv. Miserrimus Dexter — Second View Chapter xxvi. More of My Obstinacy. Chapter xxvii. Mr. Dexter at Home. Chapter xxviii. In the Dark. Chapter xxix. In the Light. Chapter xxx. The Indictment of Mrs. Beauly. Chapter xxxi. The Defense of Mrs. Beauly. Chapter xxxii. A Specimen of My Wisdom. Chapter xxxiii. A Specimen of My Folly. Chapter xxxiv. Gleninch. Chapter xxxv. Mr. Playmore’s Prophecy. Chapter xxxvi. Ariel. Chapter xxxvii. At the Bedside. Chapter xxxviii. On the Journey Back. Chapter xxxix. On the Way to Dexter. Chapter xl. Nemesis at Last. Chapter xli. Mr. Playmore in a New Character. Chapter xlii. More Surprises. Chapter xliii. At Last! Chapter xliv. Our New Honeymoon. Chapter xlv. The Dust-Heap Disturbed. Chapter xlvi. The Crisis Deferred. Chapter xlvii. The Wife’s Confession. Chapter xlviii. What Else Could i Do? Chapter xlix. Past and Future. The Last of the Story.

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