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Caroline Clive was born in London on June 24, 1801. She was the daughter of Mr Meysey- Wigley, M. P. for Worcester.
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Paul Ferroll: A Tale (Valancourt Classics)
(The novel is in its third edition. Strikingly original...)
The novel is in its third edition. Strikingly originala phenomenon in literaturenever to be forgottengrand and fearful force of contrastmarvellouspowerful effectfaultless work of artadmirable and almost awful powersuch are the praises of an applauding press. We beg to add the humble tribute of our homage. So wrote a reviewer for the Saturday Review in 1856 of Caroline Clives Paul Ferroll (1855). But if readers and reviewers were almost unanimous in their praise of Clives novel as a nearly flawless work of art, many were troubled by what they saw as its questionable morality. Nothing looks more peaceful and secure than a country house seen at early morning, the novel begins. But behind that tranquil exterior is hidden a horrible crime: Paul Ferrolls wife lies violently murdered in her bed. A servant is arrested and later acquitted for the crime, time moves on, and Ferroll eventually remarries. A respected magistrate, a gifted author, and a loving husband, Ferrolls character nonetheless seems to have a dark side. Why does he shun the friendship of his neighbours, neglect his young daughter, and evince indifference when the villagers die during a cholera outbreak? Is his strange behaviour caused by remembrance of his first wifes untimely death, or does there lie hidden a much darker secret? Hugely popular and influential in its time and recognised as the successor to Jane Eyre and the predecessor of the sensation novels of Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Paul Ferroll has suffered from an unfortunate neglect in the past century. This new edition features an introduction and notes by Adrienne E. Gavin as well as a chronology of Clives life and career and excerpts from contemporary reviews.
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Why Paul Ferroll Killed His Wife (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Why Paul Ferroll Killed His Wife When the Superior rose from her knees, so did Elinor, and advanced towards the elder lady, who kissed her on the forehead, and gave a bless ing. The conversation was in French, though the girl was English, for it was in a Convent of Brittany that the scene took place. It did not begin in the tone supposed to be exclusively that of Lady Abbesses. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Caroline Clive
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Caroline Clive published, over the signature " V, " eight volumes of poetry, but is best known as the author of Paul Ferroll (1855), a sensational novel, and Why Paul Ferroll killed his Wife (1860).
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Why Paul Ferroll Killed His Wife (Classic Reprint)
(Excerpt from Why Paul Ferroll Killed His Wife When the ...)
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Paul Ferroll: A Tale (Valancourt Classics)
(The novel is in its third edition. Strikingly original...)
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Why Paul Ferroll Killed His Wife (Classic Reprint)
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Caroline Clive married, in 1840, the Rev. Archer Clive.
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July 13, 1873 (aged 72) -
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