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the fate of fenella
p an adulterous young woman her husbands affair with an evil french temptress a violent murder a sensational trial mesmerism and trances a lunatic asylum jealousy revenge p these are just some of the plot elements of the fate of fenella . but even stranger and more sensational than its wild and fast paced plot is the novels composition . an experimental novel featuring twenty four chapters each written by a different bestselling victorian novelist without collaboration with the other authors the fate of fenella remains as fascinating today as when first published in 1892 . p this edition the first since 1892 includes a new introduction by andrew maunder placing the novel in the larger context of the 1890s publishing marketplace as well as extensive notes and biographies of the twenty four authors . in addition to its interest as a thrilling tale of mystery and murder the fate of fenella is the ideal introduction to the late victorian popular novel and two dozen of its most famous practitioners . p contains chapters by arthur conan doyle bram stoker helen mathers justin h. mccarthy frances eleanor trollope may crommelin f. c. philips rita joseph hatton mrs. lovett cameron florence marryat frank danby mrs. edward kennard richard dowling mrs. hungerford arthur beckett jean middlemass clement scott clo . graves h. w. lucy adeline sergeant george manville fenn tasma f. anstey