The French Lieutenant's WomanNew American Library, 1981 - 366 pages The clash of social systems and ethical standards of Victorian England are epitomized in the love triangle of Ernestina Freeman, a spoiled shallow daughter of a merchant prince; Charles Smithson, a well-fixed and well-born amateur scientist; and Sarah Woodruff, whom the citizens of the town scorn because of a brief affair she had with a French sailor. |
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