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
A pioneer of detective fiction, Wilkie Collins produced masterpieces like ‘The Woman in White’ and ‘The Moonstone’, establishing himself as the master of sensation fiction. Collins perfected the mys……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
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
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
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
Wilkie Collins's novel was published in 1879 and dedicated to Caroline Graves. The 'Fallen Leaves' of the title are 'The people who have drawn blanks in the lottery of life...the friendless and the ……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."
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‘The horrid mystery hanging over us in this house gets into my head like liquor, and makes me wild.’
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‘The woman who first gives life, light, and form to our shadowy conceptions of beauty, fills a void in our spiritua……続きを見る
The Legacy of Cain explores the theme of hereditary evil, and attacks the idea that 'bad blood' necessarily results in a criminality.
The main story begins in 1875. Helena and Eunice are sisters bro……続きを見る
One of the most didactic of Wilkie Collins' 'novels with a purpose', treating the then fashionable theme of the 'fallen woman' who attempts to put her past behind her but is repeatedly thwarted by t……続きを見る
Poor Miss Finch (1872) by Wilkie Collins is a novel about a young blind woman who temporarily regains her sight while finding herself in a romantic triangle with two brothers.
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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
T.S. Eliot called `The Moonstone the first and greatest English detective novel. The novel is worthy of such praise.
The story begins with a brief prologue describing how the famous yellow diamond w……続きを見る
The Dead Secret was Wilkie Collins’ fourth published novel.
The secret of the title is the parentage of the heroine, Rosamund Treverton, who has been passed off as the daughter of the wealthy former……続きを見る
Extrait : "En 1881, par une matinée brumeuse et peu après le lever du soleil, Denis Howmore fut réveillé en sursaut par ces mots prononcés à voix haute à travers la porte : «Le patron veut vous parl……続きを見る
No Name Wilkie Collins - Magdalen and her sister Norah, beloved daughters of Mr and Mrs Vanstone, find themselves the victims of a catastrophic oversight. Their father has neglected to change his wi……続きを見る
