The Sealed Letter
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The Sealed Letter is a historical novel by Emma Donoghue that fictionalizes a notorious Victorian divorce scandal involving secrets, betrayal, and the constraints placed on women in 19th-century society.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Sealed Letter canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Emma Donoghue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award | Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Victorian divorce scandal ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
betrayal
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divorce ⓘ gender roles ⓘ marriage ⓘ secrecy ⓘ women’s rights ⓘ |
| character |
Admiral Henry Codrington
NERFINISHED
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Emily "Fido" Faithfull NERFINISHED ⓘ Helen Codrington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | print ⓘ |
| genre |
Victorian fiction
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historical fiction ⓘ legal drama ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | Irish-Canadian ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780151014504 ⓘ |
| hasReception |
critical acclaim for historical detail
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praise for characterization of women’s lives ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
censorship and scandal
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feminism ⓘ legal history of marriage ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 21st-century literature ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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e-book ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | HarperCollins Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pageCount | 416 ⓘ |
| protagonist | Emily "Fido" Faithfull NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| publisher |
HarperCollins
NERFINISHED
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1860s ⓘ |
| shortlistedFor | Giller Prize longlist ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Victorian divorce law
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friendship between women ⓘ sexual double standards ⓘ |
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