The wife of Martin Guerre

Description:

Long enough to develop complex characters, yet concise enough for unity of effect, the “beautiful and blessed nouvelle” — as Henry James called it — seems capable of rare artistic perfection. And one of its most perfect examples is Janet Lewis’s “The Wife of Martin Guerre.” (from a review in Washington Post Newspaper. The novel was published in 1941)

subjects: English fiction,  Fiction,  Fiction in English,  Married women,  truth,  social pressure,  Guerre, Bertrande (de Rois) -- fl. 1539-1560 -- Fiction,  Guerre, Martin, -- fl. 1539-1560 -- Fiction,  Fiction, general,  Impostors and imposture,  General,  Fiction, biographical,  France, fiction

People: Martin Guerre (fl. 1539-1560),  Bertrande de Rols Guerre (fl. 1539-1560),  Martin Guerre (active 1539-1560),  Bertrande de Rols Guerre (active 1539-1560)

Places: France

Times: 1500s