The Collins Classics

Informationen zum Autor William Wilkie Collins (1824–1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and author of short stories. He wrote 30 novels, more than 60 short stories, 14 plays, and more than 100 essays. His best-known works are The Woman in White and The Moonstone. Klappentext HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. 'The woman who first gives life, light, and form to our shadowy conceptions of beauty, fills a void in our spiritual nature that has remained unknown to us till she appeared.' One of the earliest works of 'detective' fiction with a narrative woven together from multiple characters, Wilkie Collins partly based his infamous novel on a real-life eighteenth century case of abduction and wrongful imprisonment. In 1859, the story caused a sensation with its readers, hooking their attention with the ghostly first scene where the mysterious 'Woman in White' Anne Catherick comes across Walter Hartright. Chilling, suspenseful and tense in mood, the novel remains as emotive for its readers today as when it was first published. Zusammenfassung HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics.

Product details

• Authors: Wilkie Collins, Collins Wilkie
• Publisher: William Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.03.2022
• EAN: 9780008542207
• ISBN: 978-0-00-854220-7
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 55 mm
• Series: Collins Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; England, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Traditional, FICTION / Classics, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Gothic, FICTION / Thrillers / Crime, Classic crime, FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense, FICTION / Thrillers / Historical, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Classic fiction: general and literary