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As part of Back Bay's ongoing effort to make the works of John Fowles available in uniform trade paperback editions, two major works in the Fowles canon are reissued to coincide with the publication of Wormholes, the author's long-awaited new collection of essays and occasional writings. ... read more
Characters/People edit
- Sarah Woodruff: very mysterious character, cannot say i understood why she did what she did with Smithson.
- Charles Smithson: started as a hero and ended as a victim, i say victim because he just followed what he wanted.
- Ernestina Freeman: Charles' fiancee
- Mrs. Poulteney: Sarah's employer, very pious, imposes religious behaviour on her entire household
- Mrs. Tranter: Add a description of this character.
- Dr. Grogan
- Mrs. Fairley
- Mrs. Talbot
- Mr. Montague
- Mrs. Tomkins
- Mrs. Endicott
- Mr. Aubrey
- A. H. Clough
- Millie
- Mrs. Hawkins
First Sentence edit
AN easterly is the most disagreeable wind in Lyme Bay- Lyme Bay being that largest bite from the underside of England's outstretched southwestern leg - and a person of curiosity could at once have deduced several strong probabilities about the pair who began to walk down the quay at Lyme Regis, the small but ancient eponym of the inbite, one incisively sharp and blustery morning in the late March of 1867.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 30 of 98 in Modern Library's 100 Best Novels: Reader's List. (authoritative list)
Preceded by The Stand, and followed by Beloved.
This book is in TIME Magazine Top 100 English-Language Novels. (community list)
This is book 65 of 96 in Waterstone's Top 100 Books of the 20th Century. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Tales of the City, and followed by Corelli's Mandolin.
This is book 376 of 1272 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Slaughterhouse-Five, and followed by The Green Man.
This is book 187 of 214 in Best English-Language Fiction of the 20th Century. (authoritative list)
Preceded by The Prince of Tides, and followed by The Magus.
This is book 77 of 100 in 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction. (authoritative list)
Preceded by American Psycho, and followed by Shadow & Claw.
This is book 2 of 10 in Publishers Weekly Bestselling Novels In 1970. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Love Story, and followed by Islands in the Stream.
This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)
This book is in Anthony Burgess's Ninety-Nine Novels: The Best in English since 1939 - A Personal Choice. (community list)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
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Publication Date: 1969
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Page Count: 366
Publisher: Add the publisher.
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Publication Date: 1969
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Page Count: 366
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- Dewey: 823.914
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981): movies based on the novel
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Books with Additional Background Information edit
The fiction of John Fowles: Tradition, art, and the loneliness of selfhood (A Literary frontiers edition)William J. Palmer
- Constructing Reality: Constructivism and Narration in John Fowles's 'The Magus'Barbara Rommerskirchen
- The Art of John FowlesKatherine Tarbox
- Iris Murdoch, Muriel Spark, and John Fowles: Didactic Demons in Modern FictionRichard C. Kane
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