Wilkie Collins - Fiction & Literature 1

Wilkie Collins's  Collected Works contained 10  works written by William Wilkie  Collins (8 January 1824 – 23 September 1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and short story writ……続きを見る

The title story weaves an overarching narrative through several tales by which a young woman, Jessie Wales, is convinced to extend her visit with her former guardian and his two brothers. The three ……続きを見る

The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins is a 19th-century detective novel. A young woman inherits a large diamond on her eighteenth birthday, the diamond is however stolen and the mystery begins. 続きを見る

Victorian-era novelist Wilkie Collins was one of the most popular and successful writers of his day, ranked by some as equal in influence and acclaim to his friend and mentor Charles Dickens. Like D……続きを見る

Laura Fairly is the innocent, the young, sheltered, Victorian maiden who abides by her departed fathers wishes. On his deathbed, he bids her to marry Sir Percival Glyde. Enter villainy. The grasping……続きを見る

Do you believe in fate? Is true love powerful enough to overcome even the most adverse of circumstances? These thought-provoking questions form the thematic core of the novel The Two Destinies by ma……続きを見る

Wilkie Collins's The New Magdalen (1873) opens in France in 1870 - the year of the war between France and Germany. Mercy, a former prostitute and nurse with the French ambulance service during ……続きを見る

Little Novels (1887) is a collection of stories by Wilkie Collins about love, marriage, and the social barriers of class and money. Some deal with crime and the supernatural. The collection contains……続きを見る

Wilkie Collins's The Fallen Leaves was first published in 1879. Amelius Goldenheart is deported from his Utopian community because of a relationship with an older woman. Arriving in London, he ……続きを見る

Wilkie Collins' Heart and Science (1883) presents the love story of a young doctor, Ovid, for his orphaned cousin Carmina, who suffers from a neural disease. As Mrs. Gallile becomes the hurdle ……続きを見る

Are our morals imbued in us through teaching and example, or do we come into this world with our personality and values written in our genes? The Legacy of Cain is novelist Wilkie Collins' engrossin……続きを見る

This classic novel from British author Wilkie Collins is a domestic drama packed with enough twists and turns to satisfy even the most jaded reader. After falling head-over-heels in love with a myst……続きを見る

Today, divorces are a dime a dozen. In the nineteenth century, however, the implosion of a family unit was a much rarer event, and the implications of such an occurrence often spread far beyond the ……続きを見る

Wilkie Collins was a British writer best known for being close friends with Charles Dickens, who also collaborated with Collins on several projects. Collins himself wrote all kinds of fiction, inclu……続きを見る

Wilkie Collins was a British writer best known for being close friends with Charles Dickens, who also collaborated with Collins on several projects. Collins himself wrote all kinds of fiction, inclu……続きを見る

Set in a beautiful landscape, the work reflects the ugliness of relationships. A group of individuals are presented with deep psychological insight that leads the reader to an understanding about th……続きを見る

William Wilkie Collins (1824-1889) is best known as the innovator of the English detective novel, whose sensational novels, plays, and short stories were hugely popular in the Victorian era. Today, ……続きを見る

No Thoroughfare by Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins. 続きを見る

EXTRAIT: En 1860, la réputation du docteur Wybrow, de Londres, était arrivée à son apogée. Les gens bien informés affirmaient que, de tous les médecins en renom, c'était lui qui gagnait le plus d'ar……続きを見る

EXTRAIT: Quel jour du mois et de l'année ? Le 13 Novembre 1835. Quelle heure ? Dix heures du soir sonnant à la grande horloge de St. Paul. En même temps toutes les églises de la ville ouvrent leurs ……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 Moonstone by Wilkie Collins. 続きを見る

The Two Destinies by Wilkie Collins. 続きを見る

Miss Or Mrs.? by Wilkie Collins. 続きを見る

Ce livre comporte une table des matières dynamique. Il est parfaitement mis en page pour une lecture sur liseuse électronique. Extrait: Le rideau se lève Au fond d’une cour de la Cité de Londres, da……続きを見る

Rosamund Treverton has it all -- an affluent lifestyle, a loving mother who dotes on her, and a seemingly bright future. But a deathbed confession from her mother makes it clear that Rosamund's past……続きを見る

This DigiSync Book is a new audio / ebook format read and listen separately or do both at the same time. Top-quality readings and performances synced word for word with classic texts. Simple to navi……続きを見る

In The Black Robe, a strikingly original novel from master storyteller Wilkie Collins, what starts out as a night of fun and games turns tragic when a dispute over a card game leads to murder. Despe……続きを見る

De fácil y amena lectura, , donde se relatan las desventuras de la desdichada Mercy Merrick, es una novela que muestra sus cartas desde el principio y, a pesar de ello, mantiene intacto su interés h……続きを見る

La novela gira en torno a un misterioso lugar, un decadente palacio veneciano transformado en hotel. En este misterioso edificio convergen las vidas de los diferentes personajes que protagonizan la ……続きを見る