The Law and the Lady
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The Law and the Lady is an 1875 sensation novel by Wilkie Collins that follows a determined young wife who investigates her husband’s mysterious past and a controversial Scottish “Not Proven” verdict.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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sensation novel ⓘ |
| author | Wilkie Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
justice
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legal system ⓘ marriage ⓘ truth-seeking ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresLegalConcept | Not Proven verdict GENERATED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationFormat | book ⓘ |
| followsWorkBySameAuthor |
Armadale
NERFINISHED
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The Moonstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
mystery fiction
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sensation fiction ⓘ |
| hasLegalContext | Scottish criminal law ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
crime and suspicion
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female agency ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ social reputation ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | sensation novel tradition ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Valeria Woodville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorOeuvre | works of Wilkie Collins ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A young wife investigates her husband’s mysterious past and a controversial Scottish Not Proven verdict. ⓘ |
| protagonist | Valeria Woodville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1875 ⓘ |
| setting | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 19th century ⓘ |
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