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内容简介
'Coward!Sneak!Maygoodmenshunhim,fromhenceforth!mayhisQueenrefusetoreceivehim!You,anearl'sdaughter!Oh,Isabel!Howutterlyyouhavelostyourself!'WhenthearistocraticLadyIsabelabandonsherhusbandandchildrenforherwickedseducer,moreisatstakethanmoralretribution.EllenWoodplayedupontheanxietiesoftheVictorianmiddleclasseswhofearedabreakdownofthesocialorderasdivorcebecamemorereadilyavailableandpromiscuitythreatenedthesanctityofthefamily.Inhernovelthesimpleactofhiringagovernessraisesthespectresofmurder,disguise,andadultery.HersensationnovelwasdevouredbyreadersfromthePrinceofWalestoJosephConradandcontinuedtofascinatetheatre-goersandcinemaaudienceswellintothenextcentury.Thiseditionreturnsforthefirsttimetotheracy,slang-riddennarrativeofthefirstedition,ratherthanthesubsequentstylistically'improved'versionshithertoreproducedbymoderneditors.ABOUTTHESERIES:Forover100yearsOxfordWorld'sClassicshasmadeavailablethewidestrangeofliteraturefromaroundtheglobe.EachaffordablevolumereflectsOxford'scommitmenttoscholarship,providingthemostaccuratetextplusawealthofothervaluablefeatures,includingexpertintroductionsbyleadingauthorities,helpfulnotestoclarifythetext,up-to-datebibliographiesforfurtherstudy,andmuchmore. |
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