Man and Wife _ Originally published in 1870 _ Criticism of difficult marriage laws for women, particularly in Scotland and Ireland _ Plus: Biography of Wilkie Collins.

In Man and Wife, Anne Silvester, governess in a house in Scotland, becomes pregnant without being married to Geoffrey Delamayn, a handsome, muscular but boorish man. She demands that he keep his promise to marry her. He reluctantly agrees to a secret, private marriage, knowing that a public marriage would severely affect his inheritance prospects. But how to do it? Anne has an idea based on her understanding of the loosening of marriage laws in Scotland. But many complexities arise…

Wuilia Ebooks _ ISBN 978-2-38481-078-9 _ English Version _ ePub _ 231,708 words (14 hours 3 minutes) – 1293 pages _ 19/05/2022.