Title ; Contents; Note Addressed to the Reader; PART I -- PARADISE LOST; Chapter I -- The Bride's Mistake; Chapter II -- The Bride's Thoughts; Chapter III -- Ramsgate Sands; Chapter IV -- On the Way Home; Chapter V -- The Landlady's Discovery; Chapter VI -- My Own Discovery; Chapter VII -- On the Way to the Major; Chapter VIII -- The Friend of the Women; Chapter IX -- The Defeat of the Major; Chapter X -- The Search; Chapter XI -- The Return to Life; Chapter XII -- The Scotch Verdict; Chapter XIII -- The Man's Decision; Chapter XIV -- The Woman's Answer
PART II -- PARADISE REGAINEDChapter XV -- The Story of the Trial the Preliminaries; Chapter XVI -- First Question-Did the Woman Die Poisoned?; Chapter XVII -- Second Question- Who Poisoned Her?; Chapter XVIII -- Third Question- What was His Motive?; Chapter XIX -- The Evidence for the Defense; Chapter XX -- The End of the Trial; Chapter XXI -- I See My Way; Chapter XXII -- The Major Makes Difficulties; Chapter XXIII -- My Mother-In-Law Surprises Me; Chapter XXIV -- Miserrimus Dexter -First View; Chapter XXV -- Miserrimus Dexter -Second View; Chapter XXVI -- More of My Obstinacy
Chapter XXVII -- Mr. Dexter at HomeChapter XXVIII -- In the Dark; Chapter XXIX -- In the Light; Chapter XXX -- The Indictment of Mrs. Beauly; Chapter XXXI -- The Defense of Mrs. Beauly; Chapter XXXII -- A Specimen of My Wisdom; Chapter XXXIII -- A Specimen of My Folly; Chapter XXXIV -- Gleninch; Chapter XXXV -- Mr. Playmore's Prophecy; Chapter XXXVI -- Ariel; Chapter XXXVII -- At the Bedside; Chapter XXXVIII -- On the Journey Back; Chapter XXXIX -- On the Way to Dexter; Chapter XL -- Nemesis at Last; Chapter XLI -- Mr. Playmore in a New Character; Chapter XLII -- More Surprises; Chapter XLIII -- At Last!
Chapter XLIV -- Our New HoneymoonChapter XLV -- The Dust-Heap Disturbed; Chapter XLVI -- The Crisis Deferred; Chapter XLVII -- The Wife's Confession; Chapter XLVIII -- What Else Could I Do?; Chapter XLIX -- Past and Future; Chapter L -- The Last of the Story; Endnotes
Summary
Valeria Woodville in The Law and the Lady (1875) must unravel the secrets of her husband's earlier life; she takes the law into her own hands and becomes one of the first woman detectives in fiction
