Man and Wife
- First published
- 1870
- Reading level
- Easy
- Price
- Free
About the book
"Man and Wife" by Wilkie Collins is a sensation novel published in 1870. When a governess is abandoned by her lover through a loophole in Scottish marriage law, three people find themselves entangled in a legal nightmare. Who is married to whom? As lawyers clash and reputations hang in the balance, the story darkens from legal thriller to deadly conspiracy. Collins weaves social critique with suspense, exposing the dangers of flawed marriage laws and the brutality lurking beneath Victorian respectability.
- England
- Domestic fiction
- Married women
- Bigamy
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #1586. Man and Wife on Wikipedia.
