Mrs. Henry Wood [Ellen Price] — The Channings

London, Richard Bentley and Son, c1870. Leather. A smartly bound new edition of this novel from well-known English writer Ellen Wood. New edition. With a frontispiece and title vignette. Following the life of a young man who takes responsibility for a theft he believes his brother has committed. His brother is really innocent of the crime, and the real culprit is later caught. Written by Ellen Wood (née Price), better known as Mrs. Henry Wood, an English novelist. She is best remembered for her 1861 novel East Lynne, though many of her books sold well internationally and were widely read in the United States. In her time, she surpassed Charles Dickens in fame in Australia. Bound in half calf with cloth covered boards. Externally, smart with light rubbing and fading to the extremities. The odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd small spot. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .