Delphi Complete Works of Wilkie Collins

A pioneer of detective fiction, Wilkie Collins produced masterpieces like ‘The Woman in White’ and ‘The Moonstone’, establishing himself as the master of sensation fiction. Collins perfected the mystery story, producing countless classics that would have a lasting impact on the history of the novel. For the first time in publishing history, this comprehensive eBook presents Collins’ complete works, with numerous illustrations, many rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 5)



* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Collins’ life and works

* Concise introductions to the novels and other texts

* ALL 24 novels, with individual contents tables

* Includes rare novels often missed out of collections

* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original Victorian texts

* Excellent formatting of the texts

* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories

* Rare tales from periodicals and magazines, appearing here for the first time in digital publishing

* Easily locate the short stories you want to read

* Includes Collins’ rare plays – available in no other collection

* Includes Collins’ non-fiction – spend hours exploring the author’s rare magazine essays and articles

* Special biographical section, with essays and biographical pieces evaluating Collins’ literary and private life

* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres



CONTENTS:



The Novels

ANTONINA

BASIL

HIDE AND SEEK

A ROGUE’S LIFE

THE DEAD SECRET

THE WOMAN IN WHITE

NO NAME

ARMADALE

THE MOONSTONE

MAN AND WIFE

POOR MISS FINCH

THE NEW MAGDALEN

THE LAW AND THE LADY

THE TWO DESTINIES

THE HAUNTED HOTEL

THE FALLEN LEAVES

JEZEBEL’S DAUGHTER

THE BLACK ROBE

HEART AND SCIENCE

‘I SAY NO’

THE EVIL GENIUS

THE GUILTY RIVER

THE LEGACY OF CAIN

BLIND LOVE



The Short Story Collections

AFTER DARK

THE QUEEN OF HEARTS

MISS OR MRS.? AND OTHER STORIES IN OUTLINE

THE FROZEN DEEP AND OTHER STORIES

LITTLE NOVELS

MISCELLANEOUS SHORT STORIES



The Short Stories

LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER

LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER



The Plays

THE FROZEN DEEP

NO THOROUGHFARE

BLACK AND WHITE

NO NAME

THE WOMAN IN WHITE

THE NEW MAGDALEN

MISS GWILT

THE MOONSTONE



The Non-Fiction

MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF WILLIAM COLLINS ESQ, RA

RAMBLES BEYOND RAILWAYS

MY MISCELLANIES

MISCELLANEOUS ESSAYS AND ARTICLES



The Biographies

WILKIE COLLINS’ CHARMS by Olive Logan

MEN OF MARK: W. WILKIE COLLINS by Edmund Yates

WILKIE COLLINS by William Teignmouth Shore

Extracts from ‘MEMORIES OF HALF A CENTURY’ by Rudolph Chambers Lehmann

Extracts from ‘LIFE OF CHARLES DICKENS’ by John Forster



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