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East lynne is an english sensation novel of 1861 by ellen wood. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading east lynne. Ellen wood nee price was an english novelist, better known as mrs henry wood. Good press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. However, it is without a doubt a highly engaging melodramatic novel which, although panned by some contemporary critics, was spectacularly. She first became famous as the author of east lynne 1861 one of the most successful of the sensation novels of the 1860s. A sevenpart bbc radio dramatisation of mrs henry woods sensational victorian best seller, suffused with infidelity and double identities. In an easychair of the spacious and handsome library of his townhouse, sat william. Buy east lynne by mrs henry wood online at alibris. A victorian bestseller, it is remembered chiefly for its elaborate and.

Wood followed her initial triumph with thirty more novels, and over a hundred. Among the best known of her stories are danesbury house, oswald cray, mrs. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. It was rereleased in its entirety as a standalone novel in 1861. Henry wood 18141887 was an english novelist who specialized in sensation novels. A victorian bestseller, it is remembered chiefly for its elaborate and implausible. In an easychair of the spacious and handsome library of his townhouse, sat william, earl of mount severn. The title of this book is east lynne and it was written by mrs. I loved the novel east lynne and am now reading it for the 2nd time. East lynne is the archetypal sensation novel, filled with disaster, guilt and repentance. Henry woods novel is farfetched, yes, but i must say, i couldnt put it down and read it in three days. A victorian bestseller, it is remembered chiefly for its elaborate and implausible plot, centering on. Henry wood novels totalled over 2 and a half million copies.

She wrote over 30 novels, many of which especially east lynne which was a victorian best seller and is still sometimes performed as a drama enjoyed remarkable popularity. East lynne by mrs henry wood ellen wood, 18141887 was published in three volumes in 1861, and became one of the major bestsellers of the victorian. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and. This text was prepared from an 1883 edition, new york. Henry wood 18141887 ellen wood 18141887 was an english novelist, better known as mrs. She is best remembered for her 1861 novel east lynne, but many of her books became international bestsellers and widely read also in the united states. In fact the success of east lynne was one of the most remarkable literary incidents of the century. Or, the earls daughter hardcover new york norman l. It was published by createspace independent publishing platform and has a total of 342 pages in the book. I recommended it to my mother and she also read it and loved it. Henry wood and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Lady isabel carlyle, a beautiful and refined young woman, leaves her hardworking lawyerhusband and her infant children to elope with an aristocratic suitor. The reader feels so greatly for lady isabel, one wishes the ending were happier for her.

Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Among the best known are danesbury house, oswald cray, mrs. Its impossible to resist the lively prose, slangy dialogue, vivid characters, and. Wood was born with a deforming spinal curvature, and although it lasted throughout her life, it did not affect her studies of literature. Henry wood, english novelist who wrote the sensational and extremely popular east lynne 1861, a melodramatic and moralizing tale of the fall of virtue. I give east lynne five stars not because it is a perfect book. These are stories of more entirely quiet domestic interest than east lynne. A victorian bestseller, it is remembered chiefly for its elaborate and implausible plot, centring on infidelity and double identities. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. Please summarize the plot and mention the names of the major. There have been numerous stage and film adaptations.

Henry wood macmillan london wikipedia citation please see wikipedias template documentation for further citation fields that may be required. A victorian bestseller, it is remembered chiefly for its elaborate and implausible plot, centering on infidelity and double identities. Mar 08, 2018 i give east lynne five stars not because it is a perfect book. Rare indeed are the volumes that produce emotions as potent as east lynne. Among the best known of her stories are danesbury house, oswald cray. Halliburtons troubles, the channings, lord oakburns daughters and the shadow of ashlydyat. East lynne, a 19th century sensation novel the british library. Henry wood the sensational and extremely popular east lynne 1861, a melodramatic and moralizing tale of the fall of virtue. East lynne is an english sensation novel of 1861 by ellen wood, writing as mrs henry wood. And yet, precisely on account of lady isabels piercing agony, brought about by a paroxysm of jealousy, i now dote on ellen mrs. Henry woods east lynne 1863 audrey jaffe, associate professor of english, the ohio state university victorian web home.

Henry wood has 290 books on goodreads with 17454 ratings. This book is not dated, but comparing other book sites, i believe this to be around the turn of the century. Henry woods books, next to east lynne, seem to be mrs. A married aristocratic woman succumbs to desire in this nineteenthcentury english novel. She wrote over 30 novels, many of which especially east lynne, enjoyed remarkable popularity. Ellen price 17 january 1814 10 february 1887, was an english novelist, better known as mrs. Married women, seduction, french, fiction, drama, murderers, governesses, accident victims, illegitimate children, runaway wives. East lynne by mrs henry wood, first edition abebooks. Henry wood, fiction, literary by mrs henry wood and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available. This book came out in 1861 and by 1900, sales of ellen prices mrs. East lynne audiobook by mrs henry wood, henry bakewell. Henry wood east lynne is an english sensation novel of 1861 by ellen wood. Translated into many languages, it was dramatized with great success, and its plot has been frequently imitated in popular fiction. Apr 06, 2006 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.

East lynne was first released in 1860 as a threepart series in the new monthly magazine. Original 100pp screenplay dated february 26, 1931 for the first talkie adaptation of mrs. Ellen wood 18141887 was an english novelist, better known as mrs. Henry wood was the penname of ellen wood nee price, one of the bestselling authors of the second half of the nineteenthcentury. A victorian bestseller, it is remembered chiefly for its elaborate. It also documents the growing protest against the rigid roles prescribed for. May 08, 2008 i give east lynne five stars not because it is a perfect book. This ultimately engrossing story the reason for the five stars, accurately depicts victorian thinking. Woods famous victorian mystery novel about infidelity and double identities which sold over a million copies before 1900 making it the greatest best seller in englands 19th. Henry and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. East lynne by mrs henry wood 1861 reading 19001950. Jan 01, 2016 ellen wood 18141887 was an english novelist, better known as mrs. I could not put the book down and kept reading and reading.