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Beautiful, aristocratic, an adored wife and young mother, Lady Windermere is 'a fascinating puritan' whose severe moral code leads her to the brink of social suicide. The only one who can save her is the mysterious Mrs Erlynne whose scandalous relationship with Lord Windermere has prompted her fatal impulse. And Mrs Erlynne has a secret - a secret Lady windermere must never know if she is to retain her peace of mind.
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Confronts the rigid moral codes of Victorian England - a world suffused with gossip, mischief, jealousy and snobbery - and especially its stifling attitudes to marriage. --Evening Standard
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Born in Ireland, Wilde (1854-1900) was educated in Dublin and Oxford and went on to become the leading exponent of aestheticism. His work includes plays, a novel, poetry and criticism. Imprisoned for homosexual acts, he died after his release in exile in Paris.Ian Small is a reader in English Literature at the University of Birmingham.
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- PublisherPenguin Classics
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 014062399X
- ISBN 13 9780140623994
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages80
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