Valeria Woodville's first act as a married woman is to sign her name in the marriage register incorrectly & this slip is followed by the gradual disclosure of a series of secrets about her husband's earlier life each of which leads on to another set of questions & enigmas. Her discoveries prompt her to defy her husband's authority to take the law into into a labyrinthine maze of false clues & deceptive identities in which the exploration of the tangled workings of the mind becomes linked to an investigation into the masquerades of femininity. Probably the first full-length novel with a woman detective as its heroine The Law & the Lady is a fascinating example of Collins's later fiction. First published in 1875 it employs many of the techniques used in The Moonstone developing them in bizarre & unexpected ways & in its Gothic & fantastic elements The Law & the Lady adds a significant dimension to the history of detective fiction. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more. ...

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Did you know that in New Mexico its perfectly legal to have sex in your car on your lunch break provided the curtains are closed? Or that in Chester its still permissible to shoot a Welshman (with a crossbow) so long as it happens within the city walls & a fter midnight? What about the one about gold fish being able to ride the buses of Seattle in their bowls
- so long as they stay absolutely still? Were well into the 21st century yet still there remain in our dusty legal books a string of downright daft laws injunctions directives & restraints to make you giggle scratch your head or
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- fear for your life. Flick through the pages of The Law is an Ass to stay out of trouble brush up on your legal knowledge & laugh out loud along the way.


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