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The book was originally serialised in The New Monthly Magazine between January 1860 and September 1861, being issued as a three-volume novel on 19 September 1861. [1] Plot summary. Portrait of Ellen Wood, author of East Lynne, by Reginald Easton.
Aug 21, 2019 · In January 1860 the New Monthly Magazine began serialization of East Lynne by one of his regular contributors, the little-known Ellen (Mrs Henry) Wood (Balee 1993).
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introduction by Sally Mitchell. Unfortunately, in her. introduction of the novel, Mitchell states that East. Lynne made its first serial appearance in W.H. Ainsworth' s New Monthly Magazine in January 1861 ;
East Lynne enjoyed enormous success following its publication in serial form in the New Monthly Magazine. It was repeatedly dramatised and filmed (nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture in 1931), and translated into many languages from Welsh to Hindustani.
In the famously improbable storyline of Ellen Wood’s East Lynne (1860–1), the disgraced protagonist Lady Isabel returns to the home she has abandoned, disguised as the dowdy governess Madame Vine.
Here, we examine East Lynne's origins as a magazine serial in order to show that the sad maternal sob story which has dominated the focus of recent criticism is not the only story embedded in Wood's novel.
Serialization: New Monthly Magazine, January 1860 to September 1861 (monthly) Summary: The novel begins with the death, from gout, of William Vane, Earl of Mount Severn. His dissipated life has led to the ruin of both his health and his fortune.
