Armadale

Armadale is a novel written by Wilkie Collins, first published in 1866. The book tells the story of two men, Allan Armadale and Ozias Midwinter, who are both named after their fathers. The two men have never met, but their lives become intertwined when they both fall in love with the same woman, Lydia Gwilt.As the story unfolds, it becomes clear that Lydia is not who she seems. She is a cunning and manipulative woman, who will stop at nothing to get what she wants. Her actions set in motion a series of events that lead to tragedy and heartbreak for all involved.The novel is divided into four parts, each of which is narrated by a different character. This structure allows the reader to see the story from multiple perspectives and adds depth to the characters.Armadale is a complex and engaging novel, filled with twists and turns that keep the reader guessing until the very end. It explores themes of identity, inheritance, and the consequences of our actions. It is a classic of Victorian literature and a must-read for fans of the genre.1866. A close friend of Charles Dickens, Collins is one of the most readable of the Victorian novelists and some critics credit him with the invention of Sensation/Detective novel. Originally serialized in The Cornhill, in Armadale the two heroes of the novel, Ozias Midwinter and Allan Armadale, are born under a curse since Midwinter's father had murdered Armadale's father. On his death bed, Midwinter's father warns that if these two sons ever meet, tragedy will occur. Midwinter learns the story and is uncertain whether to leave Allan or to work at changing their fate. The novel also features a doctor who is running a clandestine abortion clinic. When that operation is shut down by the police, he opens a private sanitarium for monetary gain. When the local ladies come to tour the facilities he espouses a system of liberal care, when in actuality the building is laid out with an intricate system of pipes that allow him to keep his patients continually sedated. At the novel's end, the doctor is found to be planning a murder using those pipes. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.