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The French Lieutenant’s Woman by John Fowles is a postmodern exploration of Victorian society, focusing on Charles Smithson, an aristocrat in Lyme Regis. He is engaged to Ernestina Freeman but becomes fascinated with Sarah Woodruff, a woman ostracized due to a scandalous past involving a French lieutenant. The novel examines Charles's internal conflict and societal pressures, leading to multiple possible endings.