Bøger af Wilkie Collins

No Name is a novel by Wilkie Collins, first published in 1862. Magdalen Vanstone and her sister Norah learn the true meaning of social stigma in Victorian England only after the traumatic discovery that their dearly loved parents, whose sudden deaths have left them orphans, were not married at the time of their birth. Disinherited by law and brutally ousted from Combe-Raven, the idyllic country estate which has been their peaceful home since childhood, the two young women are left to fend for themselves. While the submissive Norah follows a path of duty and hardship as a governess, her high-spirited and rebellious younger sister has made other decisions. Determined to regain her rightful inheritance at any cost, Magdalen uses her unconventional beauty and dramatic talent in recklessly pursuing her revenge. Aided by the audacious swindler Captain Wragge, she braves a series of trials leading up to the climactic test: can she trade herself in marriage to the man she loathes?

When the elderly Allan Armadale makes a terrible confession on his death-bed, he has little idea of the repercussions to come, for the secret he reveals involves the mysterious Lydia Gwilt: flame-haired temptress, bigamist, laudanum addict and husband-poisoner. Her malicious intrigues fuel the plot of this gripping melodrama: a tale of confused identities, inherited curses, romantic rivalries, espionage, money-and murder.

Wilkie Collins' fourth published novel, The Dead Secret, is the story of Rosamond Treverton and the revelation of a secret that changes her life forever. Rosamond, the daughter of a wealthy actress is married to a blind man Leonard Frankland. During childbirth, her acting nurse Sarah gives Rosamund a cryptic warning to avoid the room in which the Secret is hidden.What is hidden in the room? What does she find out?A haunting past is coming for her that could prove disastrous for her and the entire estate.Wilkie Collins's brilliant characters, suspenseful plots, and piercing look into Victorian-era society are on full display in this brilliant novel.

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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 actress Mrs Treverton of Porthgenna Tower, but is in fact the illegitimate child of her servant Sarah Leeson by a local miner (Mrs Treverton's motive was to provide her husband with a child, being apparently unable to bear children herself). Sarah writes down the details of the secret from the words of the dying Mrs Treverton, and hides the paper bearing the message in an unused room at Porthgenna. The novel then jumps forward some twenty years. Rosamund has married the blind Leonard Frankland, who now owns Porthgenna Tower. Sarah, under an assumed name, obtains a post as servant to the family, and gives Rosamund a cryptic warning to avoid the room in which the Secret is hidden. On a visit to Porthgenna, Rosamund finds the paper detailing the Secret and reveals it to Leonard. Leonard, who was originally deceived into thinking Rosamund was a wealthy heiress, accepts that his wife is illegitimate, but refuses to accept her inheritance. In the course of things, this would now pass to Mrs Treverton's miserly brother Andrew (whose introduction, together with his villainous servant, provides some comic relief in the novel). But Andrew Treverton, somewhat out of character, refuses to accept the windfall and Rosamund remains the heiress of the Trevertons in the expected happy ending. Like its predecessor Hide and Seek, the "secret" and the mystery are made clear to the reader, though not to the novel's characters, at an early stage. The obsessed and arguably deranged Sarah prefigures the character of Hester Dethridge in Collins' Man and Wife, and more distantly those of Lydia Gwilt in Armadale and the female protagonist of his late novel, 'The Haunted Hotel. The blind Leonard is another of Collins' disabled characters. He plays only a small part in the novel, but Collins drew another and more significant blind character in Lucilla, the heroine of his 1872 novel Poor Miss Finch. Much of the novel is set in Cornwall, one of Collins' favourite English counties, which also features in his early melodrama Basil.... William Wilkie Collins (8 January 1824 - 23 September 1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and short story writer. His best-known works are The Woman in White (1859), No Name (1862), Armadale (1866), and The Moonstone (1868). The last is considered the first modern English detective novel. Born into the family of painter William Collins in London, he lived with his family in Italy and France as a child and learned French and Italian. He worked as a clerk for a tea merchant. After his first novel, Antonina, was published in 1850, he met Charles Dickens, who became a close friend, mentor and collaborator. Some of Collins's works were first published in Dickens' journals All the Year Round and Household Words and the two collaborated on drama and fiction. Collins published his best known works in the 1860s, achieved financial stability and an international reputation. During that time he began suffering from gout. After taking opium for the pain, he developed an addiction. During the 1870s and 1880s the quality of his writing declined along with his health. Collins was critical of the institution of marriage and never married; he split his time between Caroline Graves, except for a two-year separation, and his common-law wife Martha Rudd, with whom he had three children.

No Name is a novel by Wilkie Collins, first published in 1862. Illegitimacy is a major theme of the novel. It was originally serialised in Charles Dickens' magazine All the Year Round before book publication. PLOT: The story is told in eight major parts, called Scenes. Scene One begins in 1846, at Combe-Raven in West Somerset, the country residence of the wealthy Vanstone family: Andrew Vanstone, his wife, and their two daughters. Norah, age 26, is happy and quiet; Magdalen, 18, is beautiful but volatile and willful. They live in peace and contentment, looked after by their governess, Miss Garth. Through amateur theatricals, Magdalen discovers she is a talented actress and falls in love with Frank Clare, the idle but handsome son of a neighbour, who is also in the play. They want to be married, and their fathers agree. Although Frank fails at every career he reluctantly tries, and his father is not wealthy, Magdalen's fortune will easily support the young couple. But before they marry, Mr. Vanstone is killed in a train crash and Mrs. Vanstone dies in childbirth. The girls discover from the lawyer, Mr. Pendril, that their parents have only been married for a few months, and their wedding invalidated the will which left everything to the daughters. Since the daughters are illegitimate, they have no name, no rights, and no property. Combe-Raven and the entire family fortune are inherited by Andrew's older brother, Michael Vanstone, who has been bitterly estranged from the family for many years. He refuses to provide any support for the orphaned young women. With the help only of their governess Miss Garth, they set out to make their own way in the world. Scene Two is set in York, where Magdalen enlists the help of Captain Wragge, a distant relative of her mother's and a professional swindler. He helps get Magdalen started on the stage in return for a share of the proceeds. His wife Matilda, whom he married for an expected inheritance, is physically huge and kindly but mentally slow; she has to be supervised like a child. Scene Three is in Vauxhall Walk, Lambeth. Magdalen, having earned some money, forsakes the stage and plots to get her inheritance back. Michael Vanstone has died; his only son Noel is sickly and looked after by his housekeeper, Virginie Lecount, a shrewd woman who hopes to inherit his money. Magdalen goes to Lambeth disguised as Miss Garth to see how the land lies, but Mrs. Lecount sees through her disguise and cuts a bit of cloth from the hem of her brown alpaca dress as evidence of Magdalen's deception. Scene Four is in Aldborough, Suffolk, where Magdalen tries to carry out her plot to regain her inheritance by marrying Noel Vanstone under an assumed name, with Captain and Mrs. Wragge posing as her uncle and aunt. Wragge and Lecount plot and attempt to outdo each other. In the end, Lecount is sent on a false errand to Zurich, and Magdalen and Noel are married. Captain Wragge arranges the marriage with the understanding that he will have no further contact with Magdalen after the wedding. Scene Five is in Baliol Cottage, Dumfries. Noel is alone, as his wife has left to visit her sister in London. Mrs. Lecount is back from Zurich and explains who his wife really is, with the help of the cut bit of cloth from the brown alpaca dress. Noel, at her direction, rewrites his will, disinheriting his wife and leaving a respectable legacy to Lecount and the remainder to Admiral Bartram, his cousin. Lecount also induces Noel to write a Secret Trust to Admiral Bartram, directing that the money be passed to young George Bartram, but only on the condition that he marry someone not a widow within six months. This Secret Trust precludes Magdalen from marrying George in order to regain the inheritance. The stress of this scheming is too much for Noel, and he dies from a weak heart.... William Wilkie Collins (8 January 1824 - 23 September 1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and short story writer.

The Dead Secret is a novel written by Wilkie Collins, a renowned author of the Victorian era. The book tells the story of a young woman named Rosamund Treverton who discovers a dark secret about her family's past. Rosamund is the daughter of a wealthy Cornish landowner, and she is engaged to be married to a young man named Leonard Frankland. However, before their wedding, Rosamund discovers a letter that reveals a terrible secret about her mother's past. The secret is so shocking that it threatens to destroy her family's reputation and her own happiness.As Rosamund tries to uncover the truth about her mother's past, she encounters a cast of intriguing characters, including her mother's former servant, Sarah Leeson, and a mysterious man named Mr. Frankland. Together, they unravel the mystery of the dead secret, which involves a murder, a stolen inheritance, and a long-hidden secret that threatens to tear apart the lives of everyone involved.The Dead Secret is a gripping tale of love, betrayal, and mystery that will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very end. With its vivid characters, intricate plot, and atmospheric setting, this novel is a must-read for fans of Victorian literature and suspenseful storytelling.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

The Black Robe is a historical novel written by Wilkie Collins, first published in 1881. The story is set in the 17th century and revolves around the life of a Jesuit priest named Father Paul Sarpi. Father Sarpi is sent to England to try and convert the Protestant population to Catholicism, but he faces many challenges and obstacles along the way.The novel is divided into three parts, with each part focusing on a different stage in Father Sarpi's life. In the first part, he arrives in England and begins his mission. He quickly realizes that the English are not receptive to his message and that he will need to use all his skills and knowledge to win their hearts and minds.In the second part, Father Sarpi is forced to flee England and returns to Italy. He becomes embroiled in a political struggle between the Pope and the Venetian Republic, and his life is in danger. He must use all his cunning and courage to survive and protect his beliefs.In the final part, Father Sarpi returns to England to continue his mission. He faces new challenges and dangers, but he is determined to succeed. The novel ends with Father Sarpi achieving some success in his mission, but also realizing that the road ahead will be long and difficult.The Black Robe is a powerful and thought-provoking novel that explores themes of faith, politics, and the human condition. It is a must-read for anyone interested in historical fiction or the history of religion.It may be that women have no positive appreciation of what is beautiful in form and color--or it may be that they have no opinions of their own when the laws of fashion have spoken. This at least is certain, that not one of them in a thousand sees anything objectionable in the gloomy and hideous evening costume of a gentleman in the nineteenth century. A handsome man is, to their eyes, more seductive than ever in the contemptible black coat and the stiff white cravat.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

The Six Letters of Wilkie Collins is a collection of letters written by the renowned English novelist Wilkie Collins. Collins, who is best known for his mystery and suspense novels, including The Woman in White and The Moonstone, was also an accomplished letter writer. This collection includes six of his most notable letters, which cover a range of topics, from his personal life to his writing process.The first letter is addressed to his friend and fellow writer, Charles Reade, and discusses Collins' struggles with writer's block. The second letter is to his publisher, and discusses the publication of his novel, The Moonstone. The third letter is to his brother, and discusses his personal life and family affairs.The fourth letter is to his friend, the actress Ellen Terry, and discusses his admiration for her acting talent. The fifth letter is to his friend and collaborator, the artist John Everett Millais, and discusses their joint project, a book of illustrations for Collins' novel, The New Magdalen. The final letter is to his friend and fellow writer, Robert Louis Stevenson, and discusses Collins' admiration for Stevenson's work.Overall, The Six Letters of Wilkie Collins offers a fascinating glimpse into the life and mind of one of the greatest English novelists of the 19th century.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ The Moonstone: A Romance, Volume 2; Volume 973 Of Tauchnitz Edition; The Moonstone: A Romance; Wilkie Collins; Volume 973 Of Collection Of British Authors Wilkie Collins Tauchnitz, 1868

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Man And Wife: A Novel, Volume 1; Man And Wife: A Novel; Wilkie Collins; Volume 1103 Of Collection Of British Authors Wilkie Collins Tauchnitz, 1870 Fiction; Family Life; Fiction / Family Life

Wilkie Collins was born on January 8th, 1824 at 11 New Cavendish Street in Marylebone, London. A novelist, playwright and author of short stories, William Wilkie Collins was a popular figure in Victorian literature which was further enhanced by his charm and flamboyant lifestyle. He was a friend and collaborator of Charles Dickens. His own talents outshone most other literary figures and he is credited with the introduction of the modern detective story with 'The Woman In White'. Other achievements were 'The Moonstone', 'All Year Round' and 'Amadale'. In all Wilkie Collins wrote some 30 novels, 14 plays, over 60 short stories and at least 100 nonfiction essays. He died from a paralytic stroke on September 23rd, 1889, at 82 Wimpole Street, and was buried at Kensal Green Cemetery in West London.