Miss or Mrs? is a novella by Victorian author Wilkie Collins, first published in 1871. The story centers on Nora Wade, a young woman whose identity is shrouded in uncertainty: whether her parents' marriage was legal, and whether she is truly a "Miss" or a "Mrs.," remains a troubling secret. When naval Lieutenant Hugh Wilding falls in love with her and proposes, her father forbids the marriage because of the scandalous doubt surrounding her birth. Determined to marry the man she loves, Nora risks social ruin as the couple seeks the truth about her mother's past, culminating in a dramatic resolution that restores her honor and happiness.
