Brief Lives: Wilkie Collins
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Brief Lives: Wilkie Collins

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Brief Lives: Wilkie Collins

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Author of the first detective novel in English, Wilkie Collins was one of the most popular authors in Victorian England. In this illuminating biography, Melisa Klimaszewski situates the writer within his own milieu and demonstrates how his work sparks new understandings of Victorian life and letters. A close friend and collaborator of Charles Dickens, Collins secured his own fame with sensational novels that feature intricate legal plots, mistaken identities, and complex crimes. Boldly challenging the mores of Victorian society by maintaining two families and shunning the institution of marriage, Collins was also one of the most unconventional public figures of his day. His life story, succinctly told in this elegant biography, promises to instruct and to entertain.

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Publisher
Hesperus Press
Year
2011
ISBN
9781780940069
Edition
1
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Literary Biographies
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Titlepage
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. From Willie to Wilkie
  7. Roaming and Writing
  8. Sensational Developments
  9. The 1860s: A Decade of Distinction
  10. Theatricalities
  11. A Painful Decline
  12. Legacies
  13. Notes
  14. Selected works
  15. Bibliography
  16. Biographical note