Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high q……続きを見る
"The Moonstone" was originally published in 1868 by William Wilkie Collins. A 19th-century British epistolary novel, it is generally considered to be the first detective novel, and also established ……続きを見る
AT the request of a person who has claims on me that I must not disown, I consent to look back through a long interval of years and to describe events which took place within the walls of an English……続きを見る
The night had come to an end. The new-born day waited for its quickening light in the silence that is never known on land - the silence before sunrise, in a calm at sea.
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FOR after this manner in the old time the holy women also who trusted in God adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands; even as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord; whose da……続きを見る
I AM going to try if I can't write something about myself. My life has been rather a strange one. It may not seem particularly useful or respectable; but it has been, in some respects, adventurous; ……続きを見る
In the year 1860, the reputation of Doctor Wybrow as a London physician reached its highest point. It was reported on good authority that he was in receipt of one of the largest incomes derived from……続きを見る
HEART all right, said the doctor. Lungs all right. No organic disease that I can discover. Philip Lefrank, don't alarm yourself. You are not going to die yet. The disease you are suffering from is -……続きを見る
THE DEAD SECRET made its first appeal to readers, in periodical portions, week by week. On its completion, it was reprinted in two volumes. The edition so produced having been exhausted, the story m……続きを見る
著者：Wilkie Collins
出版社： Green Bird Press
発売日： 2015年07月23日
Large volume of stories, most of which are NOT 'short,' but actually little novels -- novellas is more like it. Opening this book is like dipping into a box of chocolates. You never know what you're……続きを見る
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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
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 éclairci ……続きを見る
“The startling contrast between the corpse-like pallor of her complexion and the overpowering life and light, the glittering metallic brightness in her large black eyes, held him literally spell-bou……続きを見る
The Woman in White is Wilkie Collins' fifth published novel, written in 1859. It is thought to be among the first mystery novels and is widely regarded as one of the first (and finest) in the genre ……続きを見る
Armadale (1866) is a mystery work by Wilkie Collins.
The book has a convoluted plot about two distant cousins both named Allan Armadale. The father of one had murdered the father of the other (the t……続きを見る
No Name (1862) by Wilkie Collins is a 19th-century book revolving around the issue of illegitimacy. It was originally serialized in Charles Dickens' magazine All the Year Round before book publicati……続きを見る
Il y a quelques années, je me trouvai faire partie de l’auditoire assemblé pour assister aux débats d’une affaire criminelle qui se jugeait à Londres.
Pendant que j’écoutais la procédure, laquelle n……続きを見る
J’adresse ces lignes écrites dans l’Inde à mes parents d’Angleterre.
Mon but est d’exposer le motif qui m’a fait refuser ma main et mon amitié à mon cousin John Herncastle. La réserve que j’ai gardé……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
Rudyard Kipling
My Own True Ghost Story
The Sending of Dana Da
In the House of Suddhoo
His Wedded Wife
A. Conan Doyle
A Case of Identity
A Scandal in Bohemia
The Red-Headed League
Egerton Castle
The……続きを見る
Armadale (1866) by Wilkie Collins is a 19th-century semi-epistolary novel. Some chapters consist of letters between the various characters, while other chapters record the events as the characters p……続きを見る
En 1881, la jeune Emily Brown et sa meilleure amie Cecilia Wyvil sont pensionnaires dans une école pour jeunes filles. Peu avant les vacances estivales, Emily, apprend qu'une jeune professeur est re……続きを見る
No Name (1862) by Wilkie Collins is a 19th-century novel revolving around the issue of illegitimacy.
The story begins in 1846, at Combe-Raven in West Somersetshire, the country residence of the happ……続きを見る
