Part 1:Introduction 5
A note on the text 9
Part 2:Summaries 10
A general summary 10
Detailed summaries 11
Part 3:Commentary 49
General comment 49
Narrative technique 51
The French Lieutenant's Woman and existentialism 55
Characters 56
References and allusions 62
Style and language 65
Part4:Hints for study 69
Suggested tasks and questions 71
Model answers 72
Part5:Suggestions for further reading 77
The author of these notes 78