The French lieutenant's woman.
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Boston : Back Bay Books, 2010.
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467, 11 pages ; 21 cm.
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Boston : Back Bay Books, 2010.
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While in Lyme Regis to visit his fiancee, Ernestina Freeman, Charles Smithson, a 32-year-old paleontologist, becomes fascinated by the mysterious Sarah Woodruff. A fallen woman said to have been jilted by a French officer, Sarah is a pariah to the well-bred society that Charles and Ernestina are a part of. While searching for fossils in a wooded coastal area, Charles encounters Sarah alone, and his curiosity and pity for her soon evolve into other emotions. It is not clear who seduces whom, but when another opportunity presents itself, Charles embraces Sarah passionately. Shortly thereafter, Sarah disappears, having been dismissed from domestic employment by the tyrannical do-gooder Mrs. Poultenay. Charles finds her in a room in Exeter, where he declares and demonstrates his love. Inspired by his image of Sarah as a valiant rebel against Victorian conventions, Charles rejects the constricting, respectable life Ernestina represents for him. He breaks off their engagement and is harassed with legal action for breach of contract. Meanwhile, Sarah vanishes again, and Charles spends 20 months scouring the world for her, finally tracing her to the lodgings of Dante Gabriel Rossetti in London.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Fowles, J. (2010). The French lieutenant's woman . Back Bay Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Fowles, John, 1926-2005. 2010. The French Lieutenant's Woman. Back Bay Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Fowles, John, 1926-2005. The French Lieutenant's Woman Back Bay Books, 2010.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Fowles, John. The French Lieutenant's Woman Back Bay Books, 2010.

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