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 ……続きを見る
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What is this Dead Secret?
Mrs. Treverton is dying. She gives to her servant Sarah a letter for her husband. Exhausted, she doesn’t……続きを見る
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Eine Landhause an der Westküste von Cornwall...Ein Geheimnisvoller Brief...Und ein schreckliches Geheimnis....
Wilkie Collins war ein britischer Sch……続きを見る
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Un Secret bien gardé ?
Mrs Treverton mourante fait écrire à sa servante Sarah une lettre pour son mari car,……続きを見る
The Woman in White is credited with being the first of the sensation novels, and one of the finest examples of the genre. A young woman's husband defrauds her of her fortune, her identity and eventu……続きを見る
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 Allan Armadale). The story……続きを見る
Having previously tried my hand at short serial stories (collected and reprinted in After Dark, and The Queen of Hearts), I ventured on my first attempt, in this book, to produce a sustained work of……続きを見る
In Basil's secret and unconsummated marriage to the linen-draper's sexually precocious daughter, and the shocking betrayal, insanity, and death that follow, Wilkie Collins reveals the bustling, comm……続きを見る
The same obstacle to regular exertion stands in my way, if I am using my pen. I can only write when the fit takes me -- sometimes at night when I ought to be asleep; sometimes at meals when I ought ……続きを見る
Magdalen Vanstone and her sister Norah learn the true meaning of social stigma in Victorian England only after the traumatic discovery that their dearly loved parents, whose sudden deaths have left ……続きを見る
William Wilkie Collins (1824-1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and writer of short stories. He was hugely popular in his time, and wrote 27 novels, more than 50 short stories, at least 15 p……続きを見る
Is there no explanation of the mystery of The Haunted Hotel? Is The Haunted Hotel the tale of a haunting -- or the tale of a crime? The ghost of Lord Montberry haunts the Palace Hotel in Venice --- ……続きを見る
A delightful tale of thwarted ambition and forbidden love, A Rogue’s Life follows the fortunes of an endearing young man. Proffering his own take on picaresque storytellingーand with many a grain of……続きを見る
Three years ago, her husband stood accused of murder -- and the verdict that came in from the jury was the Scottish Verdict, Not Proven. The jury had not evidence enough to convict him -- nor enough……続きを見る
Is there no explanation of the mystery of The Haunted Hotel? Is The Haunted Hotel the tale of a haunting -- or the tale of a crime? The ghost of Lord Montberry haunts the Palace Hotel in Venice --- ……続きを見る
After Dark is a collection of six short stories by Wilkie Collins, first published in 1856. It was the author's first collection of short stories. Five of the stories were previously published in Ho……続きを見る
L’abîme est une piece de théâtre écrite des deux géants de la littérature: Charles Dickens et Wilkie Collins. L’histoire combine le secret de Collin avec la satire de Dickens, ce qui la rend tres in……続きを見る
In Na donker zijn vijf korte verhalen van Wilkie Collins bijeen gebracht. De verhalen worden steeds ingeleid door korte stukjes over William Kerby, een schilder en geweldig verhalenverteller die bli……続きを見る
In Verschillende vertellingen zijn vier korte verhalen en toneelstukken van Wilkie Collins verzameld. In 'De vrouw uit de droom' droomt een jongeman dat hij een vrouw ontmoet die hem vermoordt. Verv……続きを見る
Basilius is een vroeg werk van Wilkie Collins, het is de tweede roman die hij publiceerde. We volgen de jonge Basilius, die uit een rijke familie komt die het niet goedkeurt dat welgestelde mensen b……続きを見る
De boetvaardige Magdalena speelt zich af tegen de achtergrond van de Frans-Duitse oorlog aan het eind van de negentiende eeuw. We maken kennis met Mercy Merrick, die op straat leeft. Een priester we……続きを見る
A close friend of Charles Dickens from their meeting in March 1851 until Dickens' death in June 1870, William Wilkie Collins was one of the best known, best loved, and, for a time, best paid of Vict……続きを見る
The tone in which those words were spoken was an insult in itself. Mercy suddenly lifted her head; the angry answer was on her lips. She checked it, and submitted in silence. "I will be worthy of Ju……続きを見る
A close friend of Charles Dickens from their meeting in March 1851 until Dickens' death in June 1870, William Wilkie Collins was one of the best known, best loved, and, for a time, best paid of Vict……続きを見る
Dickens’ great friend and fellow novelist deserves a place in the digital library of all lovers of fine literature. This is the COMPLETE WORKS of Wilkie Collins, with every novel, short story - even……続きを見る
Dans la première partie de Robinson Crusoé, page 129, vous trouverez écrit :
« Alors je vis trop tard l’absurdité de tenter une entreprise avant d’en avoir calculé les charges et sans nous être rend……続きを見る
Pendant le trajet qu’ils firent pour revenir dans la partie habitée du vieux manoir, Rosamond n’ajouta pas un mot relatif au morceau de papier plié qu’elle avait placé dans les mains de son mari. To……続きを見る
Two foundlings from the London Educational Home received the same name, which over the years led to disastrous consequences. Two lawyers are looking for the missing heir, in order to correct the inj……続きを見る
„A House to Let” is a novella originally published in 1858 by Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, Elizabeth Gaskell and Adelaide Anne Procter. Each of the contributors wrote a chapter (stories within a……続きを見る
"Armadale" is Collins's longest and best novel, published in 1866 and dedicated to John Forster. The story spans two generations of the Armadale families and the complex plot combines several of Col……続きを見る
