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The Two Destinies" is a novel written by Wilkie Collins, a renowned English author known for his contributions to the mystery and suspense genres during the 19th century. The book was first published in 1876. Unlike some of Collins's more famous works, such as "The Woman in White" and "The Moonstone, " "The Two Destinies" is not as widely recognized but still showcases the author's narrative skills and exploration of complex characters. The ...

The Dead Alive" is a novella written by Wilkie Collins, a renowned English novelist and playwright of the 19th century. This work was first serialized in 1874 in the magazine "The New Monthly Magazine" before being published as a book. The novella is also known by the title "John Jago's Ghost, or, The Dead Alive." The plot revolves around a young man named John Jago, who works as a clerk in a legal firm. John becomes entangled in a mysteriou...

Reprint of the original, first published in 1872.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1872.

My wife, in her impulsive way, forgot the formalities proper to the occasion, and kissed her at parting. At that one little act of sisterly sympathy, the fortitude which the poor creature had preserved all through the evening gave way in an instant. She burst into tears. I felt as fond of her and as sorry for her as my wife. But (unfortunately) I could not take my wife's privilege of kissing her. On our way downstairs, I found the opportunit...

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This book has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies and hence the text is clear and readable.

Unveränderter Nachdruck der Originalausgabe von 1866.

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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 was captured during a military campaign in India by a British officer in 1799. The action moves quickly to 1848 England, where, according to the British officers will, the diamond has been given to one of the soldiers young relatives, Rachel Verinder...

In the matter of Jezebel's Daughter, my recollections begin with the deaths of two foreign gentlemen, in two different countries, on the same day of the same year. They were both men of some importance in their way, and both strangers to each other. Mr. Ephraim Wagner, merchant (formerly of Frankfort-on-the-Main), died in London on the third day of September, 1828. Doctor Fontaine-famous in his time for discoveries in experimental chemistry-di...

MANY years have passed since my wife and I left the United States to pay our first visit to England. We were provided with letters of introduction, as a matter of course. Among them there was a letter which had been written for us by my wife's brother. It presented us to an English gentleman who held a high rank on the list of his old and valued friends. "You will become acquainted with Mr. George Germaine, " my brother-in-law said, when we to...

Wilkie Collins (1824-1889) was an early master of mystery and suspense, writing such classics as The Moonstone, The Woman in White, and Basil. At the time of their publication, his works were classified as "sensation novels, " a subgenre now seen as a precursor to mystery and suspense fiction.

Wilkie Collins (1824-1889) was an early master of mystery and suspense, writing such classics as The Moonstone, The Woman in White, and Basil. At the time of their publication, his works were classified as "sensation novels, " a subgenre now seen as a precursor to mystery and suspense fiction.

Wilkie Collins was an English novelist, poet, and playwright writing in the mid 19th century. His writing was very popular, consisting of 27 novels, 50 short stories, 15 plays and over 100 poems. His best-known works were The Woman in White, The Moonstone and Armadale. Collins was greatly influenced by his friend Charles Dickens. Written in 1866 this semi-epistolary novel consists of chapters written in the form of letters between the characte...