著者:Wilkie Collins
出版社: The Floating Press
発売日: 2013年09月26日
Many popular nineteenth-century writers published travelogues and essay collections recounting their journeys at home and abroad, but few pulled off this feat with the polish and panache that belove……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
In Wilkie Collins' novel 'A Rogue's Life,' readers are taken on a thrilling journey through the life of a young protagonist whose escapades and adventures unfold in a compelling and engaging manner.……続きを見る
This carefully crafted ebook: 'Collected Memoirs, Letters and Literary Writings of Wilkie Collins' is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Wilkie Collins (182……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
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AMONG THOSE who attended the first of the King’s levées, during the London season of 18 ー was an unmarried gentleman of large fortune, named Streatfield. While his carriage was proceeding s……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
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
Perhaps Wilkie Collins' editor thought "John Jago's Ghost" sounded too much like an exciting tale of cursed, swashbuckling pirates for the alternate title of this novella to end up on the cover and ……続きを見る
This carefully crafted ebook is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Wilkie Collins (1824-1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and author of short stori……続きを見る