Wilkie Collins - Libros y biografía

Eine skrupellose Manipulation...Eine junge Zeichenlehrer....Und eine mysteriöse Frau in Weiß.

Eine verbotene Liebe und eine geheime Hochzeit....Eine Erbschaft und ein Mordversuch... Wilkie Collins war ein britischer Schriftsteller und Verfasser der ersten Mystery Thriller.

Pubblicato in Italia nel 1868, Accanto al fuoco raccoglie tre racconti di Wilkie Collins tradotti da A. M. Lessona. Wilkie William Collins (Marylebone, 8 gennaio 1824 – Londra, 23 settembre 1889) è stato...

Verschwörungen, Komplotte, Intrigen...und eine verwirrende Liebe zwischen Iris und Lord Harry. Wilkie Collins war ein britischer Schriftsteller und Verfasser der ersten Mystery Thriller.

No Name by Wilkie Collins No Name is a novel by Wilkie Collins, first published in 1862. Illegitimacy is a major theme of the novel. It was originally serialised in Charles Dickens' magazine All the Year...

La pietra di Luna, (titolo originale The Moonstone) conosciuto in Italia anche con il titolo Il diamante indiano, è un romanzo di Wilkie Collins pubblicato a puntate in Inghilterra nel 1868. Il colonnello...

The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins The Woman in White is Wilkie Collins's fifth published novel, written in 1859 and set from 1849 to 1850. It is a mystery novel and falls under the genre of "sensation...

THE hands on the hall-clock pointed to half-past six in the morning. The house was a country residence in West Somersetshire, called Combe-Raven. The day was the fourth of March, and the year was eighteen...

WE were three quiet, lonely old men, and SHE was a lively, handsome young woman, and we were at our wits' end what to do with her. A word about ourselves, first of all-a necessary word, to explain the...

The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins (1868) by Wilkie Collins is a 19th-century British epistolary novel. It is an early example of the modern detective novel, and established many of the ground rules of the...

These are Victorian melodramas set in England with a strong focus on the class system, but in the end that’s what makes the stories so special. There are several common themes of Wilkie Collins, including...

Un clàssic modern, una de les millors novel·les d'intriga de tots els temps.D'ençà de la seva aparició, l'any 1860, La dama de blanc no ha deixat de captivar els lectors fins al punt que els seus personatges...

In 'Little Novels' by Wilkie Collins, a collection of short stories is presented that showcase Collins' unique literary style of mixing melodrama, suspense, and social commentary. Each story presents...

In Wilkie Collins' 'The Traveller's Story of a Very Strange Bed,' readers are taken on a thrilling journey through a mysterious and suspenseful tale. Written in Collins' trademark style of intricate plotting...

Wilkie Collins' novel 'Man and Wife' is a Victorian sensation novel that delves into themes of marriage, identity, and legal complexities. Written in Collins' signature style of intricate plotting and...

In Wilkie Collins' novel Hide and Seek, readers are taken on a thrilling journey of mystery and suspense. The book follows the story of a young woman who becomes entangled in a web of secrets and deceit...

In "The Fallen Leaves" by Wilkie Collins, the reader is taken on a journey through the complexities of family relationships and societal expectations in Victorian England. Collins' intricate plot weaves...

In 'Miss or Mrs.?', Wilkie Collins delves into the complexity of Victorian domestic life and the position of women in society through the story of a young woman who must navigate the expectations placed...

Wilkie Collins' 'The Queen of Hearts' is a gripping novel that blends elements of mystery, romance, and social commentary. Set in Victorian England, the book follows the story of a young woman who becomes...

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...

Persons possessed of sluggish livers and tender hearts find two serious drawbacks to the enjoyment of a cruise at sea. It is exceedingly difficult to get enough walking exercise; and it is next to impossible...

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...

A young orphan, Emily Brown, who is courted by two eligible bachelors: Alban Morris, the drawing master at her school, and a clergyman, Miles Mirabel. Both claim to love her, but only one is telling the...

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...

The Woman in White famously opens with Walter Hartright's eerie encounter on a moonlit London road. Engaged as a drawing master to the beautiful Laura Fairlie, Walter becomes embroiled in the sinister...

The Woman in White Wilkie Collins - The Woman in White is Wilkie Collins's fifth published novel, written in 1859. It is considered to be among the first mystery novels and is widely regarded as one of...

After Dark is Wilkie Collins's first collection of six short stories, published in 1856. The book is a series of tales supposed to be told to poor travelling portrait-painter, William Kerby, who is forced...

After Dark is Wilkie Collins's first collection of six short stories, published in 1856. The book is a series of tales supposed to be told to poor travelling portrait-painter, William Kerby, who is forced...

Man and Wife Wilkie Collins - The novel has a complex plot, which is common in Collins's work.[3] In the Prologue, a selfish and ambitious man casts off his wife in order to marry a wealthier and better-connected...

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,...