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 been called the first modern English detective novel. Born to a London painter,...
It examines the conflict between faith, emotional intelligence & science. I found it extremely compelling and had real problems putting it down at night.
The Yellow Mask (1887) is a novel by Wilkie Collins. Written toward the end of his life, The Yellow Mask recaptures some of the authorâs trademark sense of mystery and psychological unease that made him a household name around the world....
Basil (1852) is a novel by Wilkie Collins. Written in the aftermath of Antonina (1850), his successful debut, Basil finds the author honing the trademark sense of mystery and psychological unease that would make him a household name around the world.
The Dead Secret (1856) is a novel by Wilkie Collins. Written in the aftermath of Antonina (1850), his successful debut, The Dead Secret finds the author honing the trademark sense of mystery and psychological unease that would make him a household name...
Man and Wife (1870) is a novel by Wilkie Collins. Written at the height of Collinsâ career, Man and Wife displays the authorâs the trademark sense of mystery and psychological unease that made him a household name aroun...
Hide and Seek (1854) is a novel by Wilkie Collins. Written in the aftermath of Antonina (1850), his successful debut, Hide and Seek finds the author honing the trademark sense of mystery and psychological unease that would make him a household name around...
Wilkie Collins , le père du roman policier anglais, nous livre ici une intrigue remplie de rebondissements, de Suspense et démotions. Cest aussi une critique de la condition féminine dans la société victorienne ainsi...
The recently married Valeria Brinton uncovers an unsettling truth about her new husband, including a false identity and the potential murder of his first wife. Valeria is determined to solve the mystery of her husbandâs previous marriage...
Sisters Magdalen and Norah Vanstoneâs lives are dismantled when their illegitimacy is made public, causing them to lose access to their family home and income. The women must fight to regain their financial footing, building a new legacy...
Allan Armadale makes a startling deathbed confession to be shared with his young son once he reaches adulthood-he murdered another man named Allan Armadale. Itâs a dark secret that inevitably looms over the child of the perpetrator and...
A sharp-witted detective investigates the mystery of a gem, plundered from India and now vanished in England, and discovers shifting motives, unreliable testimony and growing danger in this foundational classic of mystery fiction.
An embattled inheritance, accusations of madness, scheming villainy and much more tie into the labyrinthine plot of one of the most celebrated and sensational novels of the Victorian era."
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