French Lieutenant's Woman, The

'A remarkable performance... As gripping as The Collector and The Magus' Observer
Widely acclaimed since publication, John Fowles' most beloved novel is the ultimate 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.