Man and Wife by Wilkie Collins

Man and Wife

Wilkie Collins with Nicholas Boulton (Narrator)

23 hours first pub 1870 (editions)

fiction classics mystery mysterious reflective fast-paced
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Published 10 years after Collins’s most popular novel The Woman in White, Man and Wife centres on the confused and inequitable marriage laws of 19th-century Britain, reflecting the author’s own antipathy toward the institution. The plot follows th...

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Community Reviews Summary of 72 reviews

Moods

dark 100%
mysterious 80%
tense 60%
adventurous 40%
reflective 40%
emotional 20%

Pace

medium 50%
slow 33%
fast 16%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 100%

Strong character development?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 50%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 66% | N/A: 33%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%

Average rating

3.82

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