Wilkie Collins - 電子書籍 59

Who is the mysterious solitary woman dressed in white who accosts Walter Hartright late one night near London's Hampstead Heath? Why does she bear such an uncanny resemblance to Walter's student, th……続きを見る

Novel by Wilkie Collins published in 1886, dedicated to William Holman Hunt, treating the related themes of divorce and child-custody. The story was ahead of its time in presenting both the wife and……続きを見る

The stories are linked by a narrative framework. At the beginning and end of the book are "Leaves from Leah's Diary": William Kerby, a travelling portrait-painter, is in danger of losing his sight, ……続きを見る

Walter Hartright, un jeune professeur en art, vient en aide à une belle et mystérieuse femme toute de blanc vêtue. Il apprend peu après qu'il s'agit d'une folle échappée d'un asile. Le jour suivant,……続きを見る

Blind Love was an unfinished novel by Wilkie Collins, which he left behind on his death in 1889. It was completed by historian and novelist Sir Walter Besant. Collins's novel had already begun seria……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

Collection of ten short stories set within the connecting narrative of 'The Queen of Hearts'. Dedicated to Emile Forgues. 'The Queen of Hearts' is the school nickname of Jessie Yelverton who arrange……続きを見る

In the German spa town of Wildbad, the 'Scotchman' Mr. Neal is asked to transcribe the deathbed confession of Allan Armadale; his story concerns his murder of the man he had disinherited (also calle……続きを見る

The Moonstone (1868) by Wilkie Collins is a 19th-century British epistolary novel. It is generally considered to be the first detective novel, and it established many of the ground rules of the mode……続きを見る

La dama de blanco (The Woman in White) es una novela epistolar escrita por Wilkie Collins en 1859, serializada de 1859 a 1860 en la revista literaria All the Year Round fundada por Charles Dickens. ……続きを見る

"La Dame en blanc" est l´ancêtre de tous les thrillers, qui fascinait Borges et rendit jaloux Dickens (roman publié ici pour la première fois en version intégrale). Il nous révèle une sorte de "Hitc……続きを見る

"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. Willi……続きを見る

It was the opening of the season of eighteen hundred and thirty-two, at the Baths of Wildbad. The evening shadows were beginning to gather over the quiet little German town, and the diligence was ex……続きを見る

The weary old nineteenth century had advanced into the last twenty years of its life. Towards two o’clock in the afternoon, Ovid Vere (of the Royal College of Surgeons) stood at the window of his co……続きを見る

Après avoir abandonné son enfant à sa naissance à l'Hospice des Enfants Trouvés, une jeune mère prise de remords le récupère à l'âge de douze ans. Walter Wilding connaît alors une existence heureuse……続きを見る

1870 Traduit par Charles-Bernard Derosne La jeune Anne Sylvester est la fille de l'épouse déchue d'un gentleman anglais. Anne est recueillie par la meilleure amie de sa mère quand celle-ci décède, e……続きを見る

Blind Love Première publication 1889 Traduction de Hephell, Librairie Hachette et cie 1892 Iris Henley est brouillée avec son père : Celui-ci souhaite la voir épouser Hugues Montjoie, profondément é……続きを見る

Publication en 1878 Traduction Henry Dallemagne Paris Hachette 1889 Le précurseur de la «detective novel», le «Gaboriau anglais», les qualificatifs ne manquent pas pour qualifier le premier grand au……続きを見る

Été 1829. Dans un manoir de Cornouailles, madame Treverton est mourante. Elle va laisser un mari désespéré et une petite fille, Rosamond. Elle s'adresse à sa femme de chambre, Sarah Leeson, et lui d……続きを見る

William Wilkie Collins (8 janvier 1824 – 23 septembre 1889) est un écrivain britannique de l'époque victorienne, contemporain et ami de Charles Dickens. Très populaire de son vivant, il est l'auteur……続きを見る

Iris Henley est brouillée avec son père : Celui-ci souhaite la voir épouser Hugues Montjoie, profondément épris d'Iris. Mais Iris aime un autre homme, Lord Harry. Malheureusement, la vie dissolue de……続きを見る

"The Queen of Hearts", title of Collins´ work first published in 1859, is also the school nickname of Jessie Yelverton, who arranges to stay for six weeks with her elderly guardian, Griffith, a reti……続きを見る

This story is about two students who go on a journey to find a way to completely relax. Along the way, they encounter some problems and humorous incidents. The reader can distinguish the voice of Di……続きを見る

Publicada en 1888, "El legado de Caín" es la novela final del gran Wilkie Collins. La novela explora el tema del mal hereditario y ataca la idea de que la 'mala sangre' necesariamente lleve a delinq……続きを見る

Published in 1888, "The Legacy of Cain" is the final novel completed by Wilkie Collins. The novel explores the theme of hereditary evil, and attacks the idea that 'bad blood' necessarily results in ……続きを見る

Written in 1856, "The Dead Secret" was Wilkie Collins’ fourth published novel. The Secret of the title is the parentage of the heroine, Rosamond Treverton, who has been passed off as the daughter of……続きを見る

Six célèbres auteurs de contes, Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, G. A. Sala, E. C. Gaskell, Herba Shetton et Adelaïde Procter, se sont réunis pour écrire ce fantastique conte de Noël. Plongez-vous d……続きを見る

"No Name" was published at the peak of Wilkie Collins's career in 1862 and is considered one of his four major novels. Written between "The Woman in White" and "The Moonstone", "No Name" was rejecte……続きを見る

La Pierre de lune (The Moonstone) est un roman de Wilkie Collins considéré comme le premier roman de détective moderne en langue anglaise. Plusieurs éléments, qui deviendront des classiques du roman……続きを見る

Wilkie Collins is one of the early writers of detective fiction, most famous for his "The Woman in White" and "The Moonstone", two works that established his reputation among the reading public of h……続きを見る