Tres hindúes siguen sus pasos para recuperar la piedra sagrada. ¿Serán ellos los culpables de la desaparición de la Piedra Lunar esa misma noche? ¿ O alguien se les ha adelantado?
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Editedand with an Introduction by David Stuart Davies.
‘Have you ever heard of the fascination of terror?’
This is a unique collection of strange stories from the cunning pen of Wilkie Collins, auth……続きを見る
With an Introduction and Notes by Scott Brewster, University of Central Lancashire.
Wilkie Collins is a master of mystery, and The Woman in White is his first excursion into the genre. When the hero……続きを見る
La novela se adelanta a su época, tratando temas tan modernos como el divorcio y la tenencia de los hijos. La reina del mal nos introduce en un triángulo amoroso: la esposa, la amante y un marido ad……続きを見る
La narración arranca presentándonos a la encantadora Emily, una muchacha huérfana cuyo padre murió cuatro años atrás de forma repentina mientras ella se hallaba lejos de su hogar. Emily acaba de ter……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
A young man of respectable family finds it difficult to settle down to the dull life his relatives expect of him, and they cast him off. Then he falls in love at first sight with a mysterious young ……続きを見る
When Collins is good he can be very good. Man and Wife, while showing a Victorian tendency toward over-dramatization, is one of his better novels.
He shows what seems to be thorough knowledge of cer……続きを見る
What an interesting collaboration! Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, Elizabeth Gaskell and Adelaide Ann Procter ... apparently each of them wrote a chapter. There's no indication of who wrote which e……続きを見る
Humorous tale of two babies born simultaneously on a crowded ship bound for Australia. One is the eighth child of a poor family, the Heavysides, the other the first-born of a well-to-do couple, the ……続きを見る
he curious legend connected with the birth of this “Adopted Son,” and the facts relating to his extraordinary career in after-life, are derived from the “Records” of the French Police of the period.……続きを見る
An exploration of 'destined spirits' and supernatural visions, with a romantic twist.
Wilkie Collins's novel was published in 1876 and dedicated to Charles Reade. Collins explores the themes of 'des……続きを見る
The Evil Genius, one of Wilkie Collins' last works, is subtitled "A Domestic Scene". It is the intriguing tale of family Linley, including the "evil genius", and their governess Sydney Westerfield. ……続きを見る
After his father’s death Gerard Roylake returns from Germany to take up his inheritance at Trimley Deen. On one evening he meets his childhood friend, Cristel Toller. They fall in love, but there is……続きを見る
The story concerns a young woman called Rachel Verinder who inherits a large Indian diamond, the Moonstone, on her eighteenth birthday.
The book is widely regarded as the precursor of the modern mys……続きを見る
British author Wilkie Collins was one of the most famous authors of his day, ranking alongside luminaries such as Charles Dickens in terms of sales and popular acclaim. "My Miscellanies" bring toget……続きを見る
The Legacy of Cain by Wilkie Collins was published first in 1889. Opening in a prison and narrated by the prison's governor, it is the story of a prisoner convicted of the murder of her husband……続きを見る
En el prólogo de esta novela, un hombre descubre, al cabo de los años, que su matrimonio no es válido legalmente, ocasión que aprovecha para repudiar a su mujer y casarse con otra. Trece años despué……続きを見る
Una imprevista tragedia familiar, que descubre la ilegitimidad del nacimiento de las hermanas Vanstone las deja privadas de todo derecho a recibir su herencia. Solas, sin posición, sin fortuna, sin ……続きを見る
Charles Dickens needs no formal introduction, having been the most popular English writer of the 19th century and still one of the most popular writers in history today. Dickens upbringing was a mix……続きを見る
Extrait :
Ce que peut supporter la patience d’une femme, ce que peuvent accomplir le courage et la constance d’un homme, cette histoire le dira.
Si tout événement qui prête aux soupçons pouvait être……続きを見る
The pieces in Wilkie Collins's My Miscellanies were first published in Household Words and All the Year Round. The collection includes Memoirs of an Adopted Son, the tale of an audacious mugger……続きを見る
Contents ACCOMPANIED ON THE FLUTE F. Anstey
THE TROUBLES OF A TRIPLET W. Beatty-Kingston
SLIGHTLY DEAF Bracebridge Hemming
THE LADY FREEMASON H. T. Craven
WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT! F. B. Harriso……続きを見る
The woman in White is a fifth published novel, written by English novelist, playwright, and author of short stories Wickie Colins. It is often regarded as one of the first mystery novels and is wide……続きを見る
