Wilkie Collins - Libros y biografía

Descubre una magnífica biblioteca en un solo libro con '100 Clásicos de la Literatura'. Esta recopilación es un tesoro sin igual de historias emblemáticas, enriquecidas con personajes memorables y tramas...

'100 Obras Maestras de la Literatura Universal' representa una sinfonía literaria de voces, estilos y contextos históricos que abarca desde la Antigüedad hasta el umbral del siglo XXI. Esta colección...

La antología '100 Obras Maestras de la Literatura Universal' congrega una selección sin precedentes de las voces más emblemáticas que han modelado el panorama literario a lo largo de los siglos. Desde...

“Fateli ridere, fateli piangere, ma soprattutto teneteli in sospeso”, diceva Wilkie Collins parlando della trama che un buon libro deve avere. In ‘Senza nome’ Collins tiene in sospeso il lettore per tutta...

The Dead Alive is a novel written by Wilkie Collins based on the famous Boorn Brothers murder case, reprinted with a side by side examination of the case by Rob Warden in 2005 by Northwestern Press.

Mystery & Detective  

William Wilkie Collins (8 January 1824 – 23 September 1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and short story writer. His best-known works are The Woman in White (1859), No Name (1862), Armadale (1866),...

Wikie Collin's "After Dark" is a collection of six short stories. The book is a series of tales told by a poor travelling portrait-painter, William Kerby, who is forced to abandon his profession for six...

Often considered one of the first mystery novels, The Woman In White follows protagonist Walter Hartright, an art teacher, as he has a mysterious late night encounter on a London street with a lost woman,...

The Woman in White is an epistolary novel written by Wilkie Collins in 1859, serialized in 1859–1860, and first published in book form in 1860. It is considered to be among the first mystery novels and...

A large country house situated on the west coast of Cornwall, a mysterious letter and a dead Secret.... The Dead Secret is an exciting story that has the ability to keep the reader hooked and a brilliantly...

Gerard Roylake, returned from Germany on the death of his father to take up his inheritance at Trimley Deen, stays with his stepmother, who is keen to introduce him to local society and in particular...

William Wilkie Collins (8 January 1824 – 23 September 1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and short story writer. His best-known works are The Woman in White (1859), No Name (1862), Armadale (1866),...

Le précurseur de la «detective novel», le «Gaboriau anglais», les qualificatifs ne manquent pas pour qualifier le premier grand auteur de romans policiers anglais, des années avant Arthur Conan Doyle...

William Wilkie Collins (8 January 1824 – 23 September 1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and short story writer. His best-known works are The Woman in White (1859), No Name (1862), Armadale (1866),...

The Dead Secret was Wilkie Collins’ fourth published novel. The secret of the title is the parentage of the heroine, Rosamund Treverton, who has been passed off as the daughter of the wealthy former actress...

Racconto molto breve, ma ha tutto quello che deve avere un grande thriller: una sensazione crescente di angoscia, un’eroina in grave pericolo, una gestione da manuale della suspense e un finale straordinario....

The Moonstone, a yellow diamond looted from an Indian temple and believed to bring bad luck to its owner, is bequeathed to Rachel Verinder on her eighteenth birthday. That very night the priceless stone...

Eine reiche Witwe...Ein Verschwinden....und ein Detektiv.

George, petit collégien, est très amoureux de Mary, la fille du régisseur. Mais les parents de George les séparent, malgré les sombres prédictions de la vieille grand-mère de Mary. En effet, le bonheur...

Dans un style net à emporte-pièces, avec de l'humour, Collins suit le parcours de Mme Pratolongo, qui après la perte de son mari, révolutionnaire en Amérique du Sud, se retrouve sans argent en Angleterre....

Dans un style net à emporte-pièces, avec de l'humour, Collins suit le parcours de Mme Pratolongo, qui après la perte de son mari, révolutionnaire en Amérique du Sud, se retrouve sans argent en Angleterre....

Armadale is a mystery novel by Wilkie Collins, first published in 1864-66. It is the third of his four 'great novels' of the 1860s, after "The Woman in White" and "No Name", and before "The Moonstone"....

Scritto nel 1859, La donna in bianco uscì per la prima volta a puntate tra il 1859 e il 1860 sulla rivista All the Year Round di Charles Dickens, registrando un successo straordinario. Un'ereditiera bellissima...

In Wilkie Collins' novel 'Man and Wife,' the author delves into themes of marriage, societal expectations, and legal intricacies. Written in the mid-19th century, this novel showcases Collins' signature...

Wilkie Collins' 'The Venice Mysteries' is a thrilling collection of short stories that delve into the depths of human psychology and the mysteries of the city of Venice. With intricate plots, unexpected...

Wilkie Collins' 'Antonina; Or, The Fall of Rome' is a compelling historical novel set against the backdrop of ancient Rome, filled with political intrigue, romance, and betrayal. Written in a vivid and...

Armadale is a mystery novel. The novel has a convoluted plot about two distant cousins both named Allan Armadale. The father of one had murdered the father of the other (the two fathers are also named...

Wilkie Collins' 'A Rogue's Life' is a captivating tale of deception, adventure, and self-discovery. Written in an engaging and witty style typical of Collins, the novel follows the adventures of the charming...

Wilkie Collins' novel, The Frozen Deep, is a gripping tale of love, jealousy, and sacrifice set against the harsh backdrop of the Arctic. Written in Collins' signature style of intricate plotting and...