Books

Jonathan Cape, 1969. first. hardcover. fine/near fine. SIGNED first edition, First Published 1969 stated on copyright page. Signed by author on half-title page, a John Fowles bookplate attached to half-title page. Book fine. Dust jacket near fine, slight rubbing, very minor tanning to flaps.

The French Lieutenant's Woman is a 1969 postmodern historical fiction novel by John Fowles. It explores the fraught relationship of gentleman and amateur naturalist Charles Smithson and Sarah Woodruff, the former governess and independent woman with whom he falls in love. The novel reflects the Victorian England period and questions the social and scientific issues of the time.

The first edition can typically be identified by the publisher's name and address on the title page, stating 'Little, Brown and Company', as well as the dated copyright page with '© 1969 by John Fowles'.