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  1. The French Lieutenant's Woman is a 1969 postmodern historical fiction novel by John Fowles. The plot 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.

  2. Nov 8, 2005 · LONDON — British author John Fowles, a loner and middle-class rebel who questioned marriage, domesticity and the very bonds of society in such novels as “The French Lieutenant’s Woman” and...

  3. Jan 8, 2009 · John Fowles. The man who made the Cobb famous. Jill Sainsbury. Author John Fowles moved to Lyme Regis in 1965 and his classic novel The French Lieutenant's Woman helped put the town on...

  4. Aug 12, 2015 · As a woman who simply requires a room of her own in which to create, and the freedom to be left alone to do so, she has to sacrifice a lustful Sir Galahad in order to satisfy her needs. As a free, working, creative actor, Anna is haunted by the shadow of Sarah’s entrapment and her drive for freedom.

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  6. The French Lieutenant's Woman: Directed by Karel Reisz. With Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons, Hilton McRae, Emily Morgan. Anna and Mike portray two characters in a film set in 19th century England who fall in love despite the fact that Mike's character is engaged.

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  8. Sep 9, 2024 · There Charles Smithson and his intended bride, Ernestina Freeman, see the French lieutenant’s woman, Sarah Woodruff, staring longingly out to sea, evidently trying to find something more than...