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This carefully crafted ebook: "Complete Works of Wilkie Collins: Novels, Short Stories, Plays, Essays and Memoirs (Illustrated)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents....
Wilkie Collins' 'The Moonstone' is a captivating epistolary novel that combines elements of mystery, satire, and romance in a compelling narrative. The story revolves around the theft of a precious diamond,...
The hero of the novel, Armadel, decides how to deceive fate, become loved and fall in love for life. The mysteries of life are the mysteries of love, which are presented to us by the main characters of...
Questo volume raccoglie tre racconti di Wilkie Collins tradotti da A. M. Lessona. Il primo, “Una trama di famiglia”, narra l’intrigo attorno al secondo matrimonio della signora Norcross, risolto grazie...
Gerard Roiland, a typical Collins outsider, returns from college in Germany to take over his family estate at Trimley Dean and falls inappropriately in love with Kristel Toller, the daughter of one of...
The heroine of the novel, Mina, the only daughter of Madame de Fontaine, is in love with Fritz. But Fritz’s father is opposed to his son’s marriage and believes that Mina and her mother encroached on...
The novel The Black Robe tells the story of a young rich heir who has fallen into the net of the Catholic Church. Only the devotion of his wife and love for his son allowed Luis Romain to throw off his...
This book not only wants to thrill its readers with a chilling story, but also touches on social issues – in this case, the debate about whether there is a tendency to crime in a person. Blood is the...
When a young aristocrat negotiates a secret marriage to a seventeen-year-old girl, he assents to her father’s condition that they not live together for the first year. However, the consequences are tragic...
When Rachel Verinder turns eighteen she inherits a large and spectacular diamond known as The Moonstone from an uncle who had served in the British Army in India. Unaware of the importance of the diamond...
Living happily with her husband on her ancestral estate, Porthgenna Tower, Rosamund Treverton is completely unaware of the family secret that tells of her past. But when a servant who holds the key to...
Norah and Magdalen Vanstone have an idyllic life. With loving parents, a caring governess, and an expansive estate to roam, the girls desire nothing else. But when a tragic accident claims the life of...
A long-ago murder unites two distantly-related cousins, one of whom appears doomed to repeat the same tragic mistake of his father, a murderer. After running away from his abusive home, Allan Armadale...
Walter Hartright is out for a moonlit walk in north London when he encounters a terrified yet enigmatic woman dressed in white. She begs Hartright for help, but as he comes to her aid, she’s gone almost...
Man and Wife was Wilkie Collins' ninth published novel. It is the second of his novels (after No Name) in which social questions provide the main impetus of the plot. Collins increasingly used his novels...
In acknowledgment of the services which he has rendered to the cause of literature by his "Life of Goldsmith;" and in affectionate remembrance of a friendship which is associated with some of the happiest...
THE main purpose of this story is to appeal to the reader's interest in a subject which has been the theme of some of the greatest writers, living and dead—but which has never been, and can never be,...
The Woman in White is considered to be among the first mystery novels and is widely regarded as one of the first and finest in the genre of "sensation novels". The story is sometimes considered an early...
In "I Say No," Wilkie Collins crafts a complex narrative exploring themes of morality, freedom, and the consequences of choice. The novel is characterized by its intricate plot and suspenseful pacing,...
In "The New Magdalen," Wilkie Collins confronts Victorian societal norms through a gripping narrative centered on the themes of identity, redemption, and the treatment of women. The novel unfolds with...
In Wilkie Collins' intriguing novel, "Miss or Mrs.?", readers are immersed in a compelling exploration of gender roles, marital expectations, and the intricacies of human relationships during the Victorian...
In "Rambles Beyond Railways; or, Notes in Cornwall taken A-foot," Wilkie Collins employs an engaging blend of travel writing and personal narrative to invite readers on a meandering exploration of Cornwall's...
In "A Fair Penitent," Wilkie Collins masterfully weaves a tale exploring themes of morality, guilt, and societal expectation through the lens of Victorian England. The novella presents a gripping narrative...
In "No Name," Wilkie Collins masterfully weaves a tale of identity, morality, and vengeance within the intricate web of Victorian society. The narrative follows the tumultuous journey of Magdalen Vanstone,...
In "Jezebel's Daughter," Wilkie Collins intricately weaves a tale of love, betrayal, and the powerful bonds between mothers and daughters, all set against the backdrop of Victorian society's moral constraints....
In "The Girl at the Gate," Wilkie Collins expertly weaves a narrative imbued with suspense and social commentary, characteristic of his pioneering contributions to the mystery and detective genres. This...
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