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Wilkie Collins
Magdalen and her sister Norah, beloved daughters of Mr and Mrs Vanstone, find themselves the victims of a catastrophic oversight. Their father has neglected to change his will, and when…
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A priceless yellow diamond, is looted from an Indian temple and maliciously bequeathed to Rachel Verinder. On her eighteenth birthday, her friend and suitor Franklin Blake brings the gift to…
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A new collection of 8 stories demonstrating Collins as one of the great ghost story writers of the Victorian era, on the 200th anniversary year of his birth. It features…
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When the elderly Allan Armadale makes a terrible confession on his death-bed, he has little idea of the repercussions to come, for the secret he reveals involves the mysterious Lydia…
Stephen Knight
Delivering fresh insight into the variety and richness of Collins' themes and arguments, this volume provides a key source of information and analysis on all Collins' fiction.
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Peter Ackroyd
As well as his enduring masterpieces, The Moonstone - often called the first true detective novel - and the sensational The Woman in White, he produced an intriguing array of…
Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
The Moonstone is considered as the first modern detective novel. The novel revolves around the theft of a valuable diamond, the Moonstone, and the attempts to solve the case. It…
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Basil (1852) is the second novel written by British author Wilkie Collins, after Antonina. Basil, son of a father who values the family pedigree and who would not let him…
William Wilkie Collins (8 January 1824 - 23 September 1889) was an English novelist and playwright known for The Woman in White (1859) and The Moonstone (1868). The last has…
A new edition of Wilkie Collins's classic novel, The Woman in White, one of the finest examples of Victorian-era Gothic mystery and suspense. Told from multiple narrative perspectives, The Woman…
"The Dead Secret: A Novel" by way of Wilkie Collins is a compelling and suspenseful story that weaves together issues of mystery, deceit, and the complexities of human relationships. Set…
"The Frozen Deep" by using Wilkie Collins is a captivating story of love, sacrifice, and redemption set in opposition to the backdrop of an ill-fated Arctic day trip. The story…
Dieses klassische Buch wurde urspruenglich vor Jahrzehnten unter dem Titel "My Lady's Money". Es wurde jetzt von Writat fuer seine franzoesischsprachigen Leser in die franzoesische Sprache uebersetzt. Bei Writat liegt…
Dieses klassische Buch wurde urspruenglich vor Jahrzehnten unter dem Titel ""My Miscellanies Volume. 2"". Es wurde jetzt von Writat fuer seine franzoesischsprachigen Leser in die franzoesische Sprache uebersetzt. Bei Writat…
Dieses klassische Buch wurde urspruenglich vor Jahrzehnten unter dem Titel ""My Miscellanies Volume. 1"". Es wurde jetzt von Writat fuer seine franzoesischsprachigen Leser in die franzoesische Sprache uebersetzt. Bei Writat…
Ce livre classique a ete initialement publie il y a plusieurs decennies sous le titre ""My Miscellanies Volume. 1"". Il a maintenant ete traduit par Writat en langue francaise pour…
"The Dead Alive" is a novella written by Wilkie Collins, a renowned English novelist and playwright of the 19th century. This work was first serialized in 1874 in the magazine…
"The Two Destinies" is a novel written by Wilkie Collins, a renowned English author known for his contributions to the mystery and suspense genres during the 19th century. The book…
A disturbing novella set in Venice which cleverly combines detective and ghost story genre. This edition is based on the most authoritative text and contains notes and extra material for…
In The Woman in White, Wilkie Collins weaves a gripping tale of mystery, deception, and suspense. When drawing master Walter Hartright encounters a mysterious woman dressed in white, he is…
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Lyn Pykett
Employing a range of theoretical and methodological approaches - including reader response theory, narratology, psychoanalysis, deconstruction, cultural materialism and a range of feminisms - these essays examine Collins’s fiction from…
Ernst Von Wolzogen
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the…
Wilkie Collins Et Al
Stories By English Authors: France (Selected by Scribners), a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha…
Stories by English Authors: England, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made…
Wilkie Collins's spellbinding tale of romance, theft, and murder that inspired the hugely popular modern detective genre. The Moonstone, a priceless yellow diamond, is stolen and no-one is above suspicion…
This illustrated edition contains illustrations, a summary, author biography, and a characters list.
The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins is often regarded as the first modern English detective novel. The story…
Engaged as a drawing master to the beautiful Laura Fairlie, Walter is drawn into the sinister intrigues of Sir Percival Glyde and his ‘charming’ friend Count Fosco, who has a…
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Opens with Walter Hartright’s eerie encounter on a moonlit London road. Engaged as a drawing master to the beautiful Laura Fairlie, Walter is drawn into the sinister intrigues of Sir…
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