Project Gutenberg 2006-02-22 Public domain in the USA. 123 Collins, Wilkie 1824 1889 Collins, William Wilkie Man and Wife Produced by James Rusk and David Widger "Man and Wife" by Wilkie Collins is a novel set in the mid-19th century that explores themes such as love, betrayal, and the complexities of marriage. The story hinges on the lives of its central characters, Mr. Vanborough and Anne Silvester, revealing the struggles they face due to societal constraints and personal decisions. As their paths intertwine over the course of the narrative, the characters navigate their relationships against the backdrop of the era's moral landscape. At the start of the novel, two girls, Blanche and Anne, are seen parting ways on a ship bound for India and England, respectively. The narrative then jumps forward 24 years to a villa in Hampstead, where the adult Blanche is about to reunite with her estranged mother. The subsequent dinner scene introduces Mr. Vanborough, his wife, and a guest, Mr. Kendrew, where underlying tensions hint at Mr. Vanborough's dissatisfaction with his marriage. The opening culminates in the revelation of a significant flaw in Mr. Vanborough's marriage to Anne, leading to a dramatic exploration of their complicated relationships. This sets the stage for a riveting tale of emotional conflict as the story unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en England -- Fiction Domestic fiction Married women -- Fiction Bigamy -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1583680 1583689 2024-09-01T10:17:34.187997 2023-10-01T09:23:11.374249 text/html text/html 1677359 2021-01-27T19:44:20 text/html; charset=utf-8 522732 2021-01-27T19:44:20 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 587342 2024-09-01T10:17:51.279950 application/epub+zip 612856 2024-09-01T10:17:36.825009 application/epub+zip 612855 2024-09-01T10:17:35.345976 application/epub+zip 1069492 2024-09-01T10:18:02.666834 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 980570 2024-09-01T10:17:50.090915 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 980623 2022-09-01T11:35:39.859402 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1325355 1325333 2024-09-01T10:17:28.647035 2023-10-01T09:23:06.681191 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1354355 2016-09-11T10:42:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 493319 2016-09-11T10:45:26 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1325263 2006-02-21T14:50:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 489835 2006-02-21T14:52:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20807 2024-09-01T10:18:02.973828 application/rdf+xml 12919 2024-09-01T10:17:35.767990 image/jpeg 3326 2024-09-01T10:17:35.555974 image/jpeg 569390 2024-09-01T10:17:34.309011 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia