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Armadale (Penguin Classics)

By Wilkie Collins

Armadale (Penguin Classics) Classics

Armadale (Penguin Classics)

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This classic novel features one of the most enigmatic and fascinating women in nineteenth-century literature When the elderly Allan Armadale makes a terrible confession on his death-bed, he has little idea of the repercussions to come, for the secret he reveals involves the mysterious Lydia Gwilt: flame-haired temptress, bigamist, laudanum addict and husband-poisoner. Her malicious intrigues fuel the plot of this gripping melodrama: a tale of confused identities, inherited curses, romantic rivalries, espionage, money—and murder. The character of Lydia Gwilt horrified contemporary critics, with one reviewer describing her as "One of the most hardened female villains whose devices and desires have ever blackened fiction." She remains the dark heart of this most sensational of Victorian "sensation novels." Penguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, representing a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
752
Release Date:
1995-01-26
Publication Date:
1995-01-26
Publisher:
Penguin Classics
Languages:
Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:
0140434119
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
505 g
Height:
19.7 cm
Width:
13.2 cm
Thickness:
3.1 cm
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