THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT'S WOMAN (Easton Press. Signed by the author)

Fowles (John)

Description:

467 pages, full brown leather - decorated gilt on the covers and spine, all edges gilt, brown moiré silk endpapers, silk place marker, a fine copy.

This leather-bound Collector's Edition is personally signed by John Fowles and with a certificate of authenticity, no edition limitation mentioned.

This book is printed on archival quality paper especially milled for this edition.

'In part, The French Lieutenant's Woman is a perfect Victorian novel. It is the tale of a gentleman, Charles Smithson, who falls in love with the mysterious Sarah Woodruff, a governess who has been seduced and abandoned by a French lieutenant, But Fowles disrupts expectations by interrupting the plot with historical information and giving different versions of the lovers’ story. Pulling us deeper into the drama, Fowles reveals how the love affair and the reader's desires are shaped by ideas, Victoria and contemporary, about class, money and women’s place in society. Published in 1969, The French Lieutenant's Woman became one of the rarest events in modern writing: an innovative, sophisticated novel that is also an accessible and hugely popular bestseller.' Editor's note.

Details:

  • Publisher: The Easton Press
  • Publisher Place: Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
  • Date of Publication: 1999
  • Binding Condition: Fine
  • Overall Condition: Fine
  • Size: 8vo (235 x 155 mm)
  • Lot No: 8
  • Hammer Price: $126
  • Bids: 2
  • Visits: 28
  • Estimate: $150/200
  • Reserve: $100

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