Wilkie Collins' earliest career attempt -- to read for the bar --
influenced much of his later work, and he was particularly
interested in the marriage, divorce, and property laws of England
and Scotland. The mysteries and miseries surrounding these laws
serve as plot-points in many of his novels, including "The
Moonstone" and "The Law and the Lady."
In "The Law and the Lady" (first published in 1875), Valeria
Brinton marries Eustace Woodville despite objections from
Woodville's family. Just a few days after the wedding, incidents
lead Valeria to suspect her husband is hiding a dark secret in his
past, and she discovers that he has been using a false name. He
refuses to discuss it, leading them to curtail their honeymoon and
return to London. There, Valeria learns that he was on trial for
his first wife's murder by poisoning with arsenic. He was tried in
a Scottish court, and the verdict of "Not Proven" (rather than "not
guilty") implied his guilt -- but without enough proof for a jury
to convict him.
Valeria sets out to save their happiness by proving her husband
innocent of the crime. In her quest, she comes across the disabled
character Miserrimus Dexter, a fascinating but mentally unstable
genius, and his devoted female cousin, Ariel. Dexter will prove
crucial to uncovering the disturbing truth behind the mysterious
death.
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