Widely acclaimed since publication, The French Lieutenant's Woman is John Fowles' best-loved novel and the ultimate in epic historical romance.

Charles Smithson, a respectable engaged man, meets Sarah Woodruff as she stands on the Cobb at Lyme Regis, staring out to sea. Charles falls in love, but Sarah is a disgraced woman, and their romance will defy all the stifling conventions of the Victorian age.

'A remarkable performance... As gripping as The Collector and The Magus' Observer

'A remarkable performance... As gripping as The Collector and The Magus' Observer

About the Author
John Fowles was born in England in 1926 and educated at Bedford School and Oxford University. John Fowles won international recognition with his first published title, The Collector (1963). He was immediately acclaimed as an outstandingly innovative writer of exceptional imaginative power and this reputation was confirmed with the appearance of his subsequent works. John Fowles died in 2005.

Reviews
A brilliant success... It is a passionate piece of writing as well as an immaculate example of storytelling * Financial Times *
Compulsively readable * Irish Times *
A splendid, lucid, profoundly satisfying work of art, a book which I want almost immediately to read again * New Statesman *
Brilliant...an artist of great imaginative power * Sunday Times *
Marvellous 1969 novel... You can read this book again and again, always finding something new and always falling in love with the hapless Charles. -- Val Hennessy * Daily Mail *



Book Information
ISBN 9780099478331
Author John Fowles
Format Paperback
Page Count 512
Imprint Vintage Classics
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Weight(grams) 360g
Dimensions(mm) 194mm * 128mm * 36mm