- Man and Wife
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Wilkie Collins
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This 1870 novel by Wilkie Collins centers around a peculiarity of Scottish law of that time, according to which any man and woman 'who were legally entitled to marry and who asserted that they were married before witnesses, or in writing, were regarded in Scotland as being married in law.' This strange law causes the characters Arnold and Geoffrey both possibly accidentally marrying Anne, though one is engaged to another woman and the other is searching for a more wealthy wife to accommodate his lifestyle. In these circumstances, Anne needs to catch an actual husband in order to save her reputation...
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- Chapters
- Prologue - The Irish Marriage - Part the First, part 1
- Prologue - The Irish Marriage - Part the First, part 2
- Prologue - The Irish Marriage - Part the Second
- First Scene - The Summer House - Chapter the First
- First Scene - The Summer House - Chapter the Second
- First Scene - The Summer House - Chapter the Third
- First Scene - The Summer House - Chapter the Fourth
- First Scene - The Summer House - Chapter the Fifth
- First Scene - The Summer House - Chapter the Sixth
- First Scene - The Summer House - Chapter the Seventh
- First Scene - The Summer House - Chapter the Eighth
- Second Scene - The Inn - Chapter the Ninth
- Second Scene - The Inn - Chapter the Tenth
- Second Scene - The Inn - Chapter the Eleventh
- Second Scene - The Inn - Chapter the Twelfth
- Second Scene - The Inn - Chapter the Thirteenth
- Third Scene - London - Chapter the Fourteenth
- Third Scene - London - Chapter the Fifteenth
- Third Scene - London - Chapter the Sixteenth
- Fourth Scene - Windygates - Chapter the Seventeenth
- Fourth Scene - Windygates - Chapter the Eighteenth
- Fourth Scene - Windygates - Chapter the Nineteenth
- Fourth Scene - Windygates - Chapter the Twentieth
- Fourth Scene - Windygates - Chapter the Twenty-First, part 1
- Fourth Scene - Windygates - Chapter the Twenty-First, part 2
- Fourth Scene - Windygates - Chapter the Twenty-Second
- Fourth Scene - Windygates - Chapter the Twenty-Third
- Fourth Scene - Windygates - Chapter the Twenty-Fourth
- Fourth Scene - Windygates - Chapter the Twenty-Fifth
- Fourth Scene - Windygates - Chapter the Twenty-Sixth
- Fourth Scene - Windygates - Chapter the Twenty-Seventh
- Fourth Scene - Windygates - Chapter the Twenty-Eigth
- Fifth Scene - Glasgow - Chapter the Twenty-Ninth
- Fifth Scene - Glasgow - Chapter the Thirtieth
- Sixth Scene - Swanhaven Lodge - Chapter the Thirty-First, part 1
- Sixth Scene - Swanhaven Lodge - Chapter the Thirty-First, part 2
- Sixth Scene - Swanhaven Lodge - Chapter the Thirty-Second
- Sixth Scene - Swanhaven Lodge - Chapter the Thirty-Third
- Seventh Scene - Ham Farm - Chapter the Thirty-Fourth
- Seventh Scene - Ham Farm - Chapter the Thirty-Fifth
- Seventh Scene - Ham Farm - Chapter the Thirty-Sixth
- Seventh Scene - Ham Farm - Chapter the Thirty-Seventh
- Seventh Scene - Ham Farm - Chapter the Thirty-Eighth
- Eighth Scene - The Pantry - Chapter the Thirty-Ninth
- Ninth Scene - The Music-Room - Chapter the Fourtieth, part 1
- Ninth Scene - The Music-Room - Chapter the Fortieth, part 2
- Tenth Scene - The Bedroom - Chapter the Forty-First, part 1
- Tenth Scene - The Bedroom - Chapter the Forty-First, part 2
- Eleventh Scene - Sir Patrick's house - Chapter the Forty-Second
- Eleventh Scene - Sir Patrick's house - Chapter the Forty-Third
- Twelfth Scene - Drury Lane - Chapter the Forty-Fourth
- Thirteenth Scene - Fulham - Chapter the Forty-Fifth
- Fourteenth Scene - Portland Place - Chapter the Forty-Sixth, part 1
- Fourteenth Scene - Portland Place - Chapter the Forty-Sixth, part 2
- Fifteenth Scene - Holchester House - Chapter the Forty-Seventh
- Sixteenth Scene - Salt Patch - Chapter the Forty-Eighth
- Sixteenth Scene - Salt Patch - Chapter the Forty-Ninth
- Sixteenth Scene - Salt Patch - Chapter the Fiftieth
- Sixteenth Scene - Salt Patch - Chapter the Fifty-First
- Sixteenth Scene - Salt Patch - Chapter the Fifty-Second
- Sixteenth Scene - Salt Patch - Chapter the Fifty-Third
- Sixteenth Scene - Salt Patch - Chapter the Fifty-Fourth, part 1
- Sixteenth Scene - Salt Patch - Chapter the Fifty-Fourth, part 2
- Sixteenth Scene - Salt Patch - Chapter the Fifty-Fifth, part 1
- Sixteenth Scene - Salt Patch - Chapter the Fifty-Fifth, part 2
- Sixteenth Scene - Salt Patch - Chapter the Fifty-Sixth
- Sixteenth Scene - Salt Patch - Chapter the Fifty-Seven
- Epilogue
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