The adopted daughter of a wealthy aristocrat is a beauty who is waiting for a profitable marriage. What is her past hiding? Will the Princess have the courage to turn into Cinderella, to sacrifice l……続きを見る
A novel about the fate of a blind girl who dreams of finding happiness. How many difficulties she has to overcome on the path of life! Deception of a loved one, betrayal of loved ones, sudden blindn……続きを見る
The novel „My Lady’s Money” continues the detective line of Collins’ work: this time it is about investigating the loss of a 500-pound banknote, during the search for which the honest name of poor I……続きを見る
The heroes of the novel love each other since childhood, but evil fate separates them for many years. Having managed to keep their feelings pure, the lovers, having gone through all the trials, fina……続きを見る
„When Night Falls” is a complex novel. Six fascinating stories, full of mystery and tension, are collected by the author into a single picture, worthy of taking its place among the most exquisite wo……続きを見る
The mistress of the old estate – the Portgen Tower – dies, leaving a dying letter in which she makes a fatal confession. The discovery of this secret can have truly tragic consequences for all the i……続きを見る
A young aristocrat falls in love with a shopkeeper’s daughter and is forced to hide his marriage to her from his relatives because of the existing class inequality. The hero of the novel is subjecte……続きを見る
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 th……続きを見る
The novel is set in England in the mid-nineteenth century. Due to the imperfection of the marriage legislation of England, Ireland and Scotland and the presence of conflicting articles in it, a woma……続きを見る
Full of noble aspirations, a young graduate of the American Christian Community, Amelius Goldenhart, comes to his homeland in England. Here he falls in love with Regina, the niece of the wealthy mer……続きを見る
This is a very hilarious story by Wilkie Collins. This book reads like sensational journalism from the 1800s or an old radio show. The characters are fun and cute, and the story moves quickly and le……続きを見る
Hide and Seek is a story about love, betrayal, hardship and forgiveness. Mr. Valentine Blyth is an artist. While working in the countryside, painting portraits of babies and sometimes portraits of h……続きを見る
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……続きを見る
Die reizende und vermögende Laura Fairlie wird mit dem adligen Mitgiftjäger Baronet Glyde verheiratet. Mithilfe eines zwielichtigen Grafen beraubt er seine Frau ihrer Identität und gelangt dadurch a……続きを見る
Wilkie Collins' novel 'The Dead Secret' delves into the mysterious and haunting tale of a hidden family secret that unravels the lives of characters in a gripping narrative. Collins' literary style ……続きを見る
Collins’s 1889 collection of fourteen short stories includes “Miss Morris and the Stranger,” about a young governess and a fateful meeting, “Mr. Medhurst and the Princess,” about two star-crossed lo……続きを見る
This 1866 novel tells of two men who share a name and a tragic, violent history. The father of one murdered the father of the other; now the two sons seem fated by destinyーor the machinations of a ……続きを見る
About his first published novel, a colorful tale of ancient Rome, Wilkie Collins wrote: “To the fictitious characters alone is committed the task of representing the spirit of the age...from the per……続きを見る
Bright young doctor Ovid Vere changes his plans after the beautiful girl he follows one night turns out to be his step-cousin Carmina. Though she inherits a fortune, she must obey her father’s dying……続きを見る
Romance, destiny, and the supernatural take center stage in this novel. Star-crossed lovers George and Maryーseparated by family, time, and distanceーare destined to meet again and when they do, nei……続きを見る
Frank Softly has tried his hand at just about everythingーfrom medicine to paintingーwithout any success. When he falls in love with a counterfeit coin maker’s daughter, Alicia, he decides he must h……続きを見る
This 1884 novel features 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……続きを見る
A deathbed confessionーtranscribed and hidden awayーhas the power to change the lives of the deceased’s friends and family. When it comes to light years later, there are devastating results. In this……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
'The Haunted Hotel' is a suspenseful and captivating story of a family who has been told of their relative's sudden death whilst on his honeymoon in Italy. Feeling rather suspicious of his new wife,……続きを見る
Wilkie Collins (1824-1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and author of short stories. His best-known works are The Woman in White, No Name, Armadale, and The Moonstone. Table of Contents: Aft……続きを見る
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……続きを見る
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El retrato de Dorian Gray por Oscar Wilde
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Wilkie Collins (1824-1889) war ein britischer Schriftsteller und Verfasser der ersten Mystery Thriller. Aus dem Buch: 'Nach Empfang dieser Mitteilung zog der Baumeister sich und seine Leute, sobald ……続きを見る
Wilkie Collins (1824-1889) war ein britischer Schriftsteller und Verfasser der ersten Mystery Thriller. Aus dem Buch: 'Der Diener stand noch in Erwartung einer Antwort da; er nahm an dem, was vorgin……続きを見る
