The Evil Genius : a domestic story

“Published in 1886, Wilkie Collins The Evil Genius is a dramatic novel about the life of Sydney, who struggles to support herself as a governess. She disrupts the Linsley household by falling in love with the father of the child she is hired to teach. The Linsleys divorce, and Mrs. Linsley is compelled to leave the home. The plot thickens further when Captain Bennydeck is introduced.”