This is a Brand New book in excellent condition. - Format: Paperback
- Author: Wilkie Collins
- ISBN10: 1409965732
- ISBN13: 9781409965732
William Wilkie Collins 1824-1889 was an English novelist, playwright, and writer of short stories. He was hugely popular in his time, and wrote 27 novels, more than 50 short stories, at least 15 plays, and over 100 pieces of non-fiction work. His best-known works are The Woman in White 1860 , The Moonstone 1868 , Armadale 1866 and No Name 1862 . His works were classified at the time as sensation novels, a genre seen nowadays as the precursor to detective fiction and suspense fiction. He also wrote penetratingly on the plight of women and on the social and domestic issues of his time. His novel, No Name combined social commentary - the absurdity of the law as it applied to children of unmarried parents - with a densely-plotted revenge thriller. Amongst his other works are: Basil 1852 , Hide and Seek 1854 , After the Dark 1856 , The Frozen Deep 1857 , The Queen of Hearts 1859 , Man and Wife 1870 , The New Magdalen 1873 , The Law and the Lady 1875 , The Two Destinies 1876 and A Rogues Life 1879 .
