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"After Dark" by Wilkie Collins, published in 1856, is his first collection of short stories, unified by a frame narrative. It features William Kerby, an artist going blind, who recounts stories insp……続きを見る

"The Evil Genius" is a novel by Wilkie Collins, first published in 1886. This Victorian-era drama centers on the themes of marriage, infidelity, and moral conflict. The story begins with the domesti……続きを見る

Widely regarded as the precursor of the modern mystery and suspense novels, The Moonstone tells of the events surrounding the disappearance of a mysterious (and cursed) yellow diamond. T. S. Eliot c……続きを見る

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 ……続きを見る

L'intégrale des 3 époques en un seul volume. William Wilkie Collins est né à Marylebone en Londres le 8 janvier 1824. Il est le fils d’un peintre paysagiste renommé, William Collins. À 17 ans, il ab……続きを見る

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Published in 1881, Wilkie Collins's The Black Robe is the tale of Lewis Romayne, the possessor of an old country abbey, who accidentally kills his opponent in a duel. In a state of remorse, the……続きを見る

Originally published in 1877, Wilkie Collins's My Lady's Money is a social comedy about theft. A bank note is stolen from Lady Lydiard, and the wrong person is suspected. In order to disco……続きを見る

Wilkie Collins' Rambles Beyond, Railways (1851) portrays the author’s travels on foot with his friend Henry Brandling. They cover 234 miles from the south coast to the Lizard and Penzance and……続きを見る

Wilkie Collins's The Queen of Hearts (1859) is a collection of ten short stories held together by a frame narrative. Jessie comes to Wales to stay with three old brothers. George, one of the br……続きを見る

A Rogue's Life by Wilkie Collins was first published in 1865. The protagonist is disenchanted with life after having failed at most of his endeavours. The first person narrative moves from Engl……続きを見る

Full of mystery, excitement and romance, the book narrates the tale of a cursed diamond called The Moonstone. After being stolen from an Indian shrine, it reaches Rachel Verrinder as a gift which is……続きを見る

A beautiful tale of super-natural that amalgamates mystery and adventure. It professes that evil will finally be punished with evil. With a lot of twists and turns ups and downs this is one of the m……続きを見る

Wilkie Collins's Basil (1852) is the story of a young naive man of a noble family who falls in love at first sight with a poor but beautiful young lady. Afraid of his stern father, he secretly ……続きを見る

Wilkie Collins's I Say No (1884) is a mystery novel about the suspicious murder of Emily Brown's father and her attempts to reveal the truth about his death. Running out of money, Emily has to leave……続きを見る

Collins's Poor Miss Finch was published in 1872. The protagonist is a blind girl with whom two identical twins are in love. Identical, that is, except for the fact that one of them is bright bl……続きを見る

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Wilkie Collins's The Frozen Deep and Other Stories (1874) is a collection of stories. The title tale is a play, written under the guidance of Dickens, about Clara and her two suitors whose ship……続きを見る

A Fair Penitent and Other Stories is collection of stories by Wilkie Collins. The title tale is a love story about a handsome actress, Mademoiselle Gautie, and Francois, another actor. She falls in ……続きを見る

Wilkie Collins's Mr. Wray's Cash Box: The Mask and The Mystery was published in 1851 as a Christmas book. Mr. Reuben arrives in Tidbury fleeing the police and faces additional problems whe……続きを見る

Laura Fairly is the innocent, the young, sheltered, Victorian maiden who abides by her departed fathers wishes. On his deathbed, he bids her to marry Sir Percival Glyde. Enter villainy. The grasping……続きを見る

Wilkie Collins's The New Magdalen (1873) opens in France in 1870 - the year of the war between France and Germany. Mercy, a former prostitute and nurse with the French ambulance service during ……続きを見る

Little Novels (1887) is a collection of stories by Wilkie Collins about love, marriage, and the social barriers of class and money. Some deal with crime and the supernatural. The collection contains……続きを見る

Wilkie Collins's The Fallen Leaves was first published in 1879. Amelius Goldenheart is deported from his Utopian community because of a relationship with an older woman. Arriving in London, he ……続きを見る

Wilkie Collins' Heart and Science (1883) presents the love story of a young doctor, Ovid, for his orphaned cousin Carmina, who suffers from a neural disease. As Mrs. Gallile becomes the hurdle ……続きを見る

Published in 1870, Man and Wife is a melodramatic story by Wilkie Collins. About two childhood friends, Blanche and Anne, who accidentally meet after many years' separation amongst a rush of gu……続きを見る

Blind Love, published in 1890, is the last of Wilkie Collins' novellas. It takes place in rustic Ireland, the swarming streets of London, and a drowsy village in Belgium. Iris Henley loves Lord……続きを見る

An anthology of short stories, Wilkie Collins's After Dark (1856) first appeared in 1852 in Household Words. The Traveller's Story follows the immature Faulkner to a gambling house in Pari……続きを見る

Wilkie Collins Miss or Mrs? (1871) opens with a scene at the sea. Natalie, daughter of the wealthy Sir Joseph Graybrooke, has two suitors who are at loggerheads with one another. One of them, Richar……続きを見る

Set in a beautiful landscape, the work reflects the ugliness of relationships. A group of individuals are presented with deep psychological insight that leads the reader to an understanding about th……続きを見る