Bøger af Wilkie Collins

Walter Hartright, professeur de dessin est engagé par Mr Fairlie, tuteur de demisoeurs, Marian et la jolie Lucy. Avant de quitter Londres, Walter rencontre une mystérieuse femme vêtue de blanc et qui se comporte de façon très étrange. Installé à son nouveau poste, il va vite comprendre que cette dame en blanc est liée à la famille Fairlie, et qu'il y a un mystère autour de Sir Percival, auquel Lucy est fiancée par une promesse à son père sur son lit de mort.

Texte intégral. Cet ouvrage s¿inscrit dans un projet de sauvegarde et de valorisation de bibliothèques et de fonds patrimoniaux anciens, rares ou oubliés, appartenant à la littérature des 19e et 20e siècles. Une collection de grands classiques, d¿écrits pour le théâtre, de poésie, mais aussi des livres d¿histoire, de philosophie ou d¿économie, de récits de voyage ou de livres pour la jeunesse à re-découvrir via les librairies en ligne ou à lire sur papier avec une mise en page étudiée pour favoriser le confort de lecture. Séduite par un bel athlète arrogant qui lui a promis le mariage. Anne Silvester va vite voir ses illusions déçues. De mensonges en tromperies. c'est bien vers le désespoir que s'achemine la jeune femme. rivale d'une veuve fortunée elle aussi sous l'emprise de la dictature frivole des hommes. Rien pourtant n'est jamais acquis et. de rebondissements en révélations. William Wilkie Collins dresse le tableau féroce d'un monde où les femmes, heureusement possèdent une inépuisable endurance face à l'obscurantisme des lois...

Wilkie Collins' novel The Evil Genius is first published in the year 1886. He highlights various social and family issues like class stigma, religion, remarriage, child custody, heritance right, divorce and infidelity in this novel. In the beginning of the story, Captain Roderick Westerfield faced a trial of diamond theft and insurance fraud. His wife left her daughter Sydeny with her aunt and moves to States with her son. After distressing childhood and youth Sydney Westerfield becomes the governess of pretty Kitty, daughter of Herbert and Catherine Linely. Story takes a turn when Sydney and Herbert fall in love, situations become crucial, Sydney leaves the house but due to illness of Kitty she comes back. Seeing the adversity Catherine leaves Herbert and asks for divorce. But things are not easy for her because society behaves differently to a divorced woman and her child. Meanwhile Captain Bennydeck meets Catherine feeling love for her, he wants to marry her but when he came to know about her divorce he withdraws his proposal. In the end Sydney left Herbert, Kitty unites Catherine and Herbert. Sydeny becomes Bennydeck's secretary and hopefully his life partner.

It is a classic Victorian era mystery thriller, written by author Wilkie Collins, published in 1875. The story is all about the mystery solving efforts of Valeria Woodville. Valeria Briton marries to Eustace Woodville facing the opposition of his family. While she is ready to go on her honeymoon trip, she discovers some secrets of her husband's past life. He doesn't want to discuss the things, they postpones their honeymoon. She came to know that he has been using a false name Woodville, his real surname is Macallan. He is a married man and accused of poisoning his first wife. Feeling ashamed he is hiding his true identity. Due to unproven verdict, he is a suspecting culprit, neither convicted nor cleared. Valeria trusts him so she decides to prove her husband's innocence. She sets out to find out the truth with the help from her true old friend and mother-in-law. Even though Eustace doesn't co-operate Valeria, she has incredible love, strength and determination.

My Lady's Money is a social parody about the robbery. A monetary certificate from the bank is taken from Lady Lydiard, and an unacceptable individual is thought of. To find the genuine criminal, Robert Moody, who is infatuated with Lady Lydiard's little girl Isabel who is taken care of by her, draws in a messy agent, Old Sharon. The clever mixes investigator fiction with social parody.

Armadale (1866) is an imaginative novel of 19th century by Wilkie Collins, dedicated to John Forster. This novel featuring a stunningly wicked female villain was regarded by T.S.Eliot as 'the best of his romances'. It consists of an introduction and notes by John Sutherland. This is the story of Alan Armadale. 'Armadale' is a long Victorian classic from the golden age of exciting fiction. It denotes a detailed interest in human psychology with dreams arising at many points in the book. The story comprises two generations of the Armadale families and the complicated plot combines several themes, including the supernatural, identity, murder and detection. The villain of this novel is Lydia Gwylt, a beautiful wicked governess, who is a adulterer, murderer, and drug addict, who creates a web of fraud in order to execute Allan's death. Character of Lydia makes this book so valuable. Armadale from beginning to end is a sensational labyrinth of uncertainties. As an appendix to this story Collins shares an anecdote with reference to The Dream that figures generally in the novel.

Hide and Seek is a novel written by Wilkie Collins. Written withinside the aftermath of Antonina his a hit debut, Hide and Seek reveals the writer honing the trademark experience of thriller and mental unease that might make him a family call across the world. Recognized as an critical Victorian novelist and pioneer of detective fiction, Wilkie Collins changed into a author with a present for considerate entertainment, testimonies written for a famous target target market that preserve to resonate with pupils and readers today. Mary Grice, a younger girl of wealth and social standing, will become pregnant after a quick affair with a person calling himself Arthur Carr. Banished from her home, she dies throughout childbirth withinside the care of a set of circus performers, who undertake the toddler as their own. Raised with the aid of using Martha Peckover, the spouse of a clown, younger Mary is exploited with the aid of using the circus proprietor following an coincidence with a horse, which leaves her deaf and mute. In order to store her, Martha brings Mary to a minister, who guarantees she is followed into a very good home. Taken in with the aid of using the Blyth family, Mary will become called Madonna for her splendor and grace, and shortly catches the attention of Zack Thorpe. As the tale unfolds, a thriller regarding Mary's father starts to take shape, with implications for her blossoming romance with Zack. Beyond its sensational plot, Hide and Seek is a masterpiece of Gothic suspense and thriller for pro readers of Victorian fiction and rookies alike.

The Fallen Leaves, Wilkie Collins's novel was published in 1879, devoted to Caroline Graves. The title 'Fallen Leaves' depicts the life of four women, who are lonely and friendless and have relationship with the hero, Amelius Goldenheart. Banished from his Utopian people group because of an unlawful issue with a more seasoned lady, Amelius comes to London to enrol in the assistance of John Farnaby, a man with a scandal history. He is quickly enraptured by his manager's niece and soon our legend ends up ensnared in his new family's dim history. It is representing two outlooks- merciless wealthy society o England and utopian community in America. The novel shows the theme that it's difficult to have a successful relationship between men and women, which are neither pious nor corrupt.

I SAY NO Wilkie Collins. Secret story distributed in 1884 with the champion turning analyst. Emily Brown, a young orphan girl wants to uncover reality with regards to the demise of her dad. Two unmarried fellow Alban Morris, her drawing teacher and a clergyman Miles Mirabel accompanied her in searching the reality, both profess to love her. In the end a letter, revealed the fact , Emily's father Mr. Brown did suicide, when he came to know about Miss Jethro's refusal. The plot depends intensely on fortuitous event and, as in The Law and the Lady, an alleged homicide ends up having been self-destruction.

Man and Wife was written by Wilkie Collins and it is the second of his novels in which social questions give the main momentum of the plot. This novel was printed in 1870, dedicated to Frederick and Nina Lehmann with whom Collins remained during much of its compilation. Their musical proficiency on the violin and piano appear in the characters of Julius Delamayn and his wife. The social issue which manages the plot is the state of Scots marriage law, at the time the novel was written, any couple who were legally entitled to marry and who affirmed that they were married, either before witnesses or in writing, were regarded in Scotland as being legally married. Man and Wife strikes both Irish and Scottish marriage laws as well as asserting the case for a Married Woman's Property Act. It analyses the inferior position of women in 18th century UK and the issue of irregular marriages in Scotland. The book also works against the craze of atheleticism, as leading to moral and physical corruption, expressed in the villain, Geoffery Delamayn. This novel is about the discrepancies of the marriage laws in 19th century Britain and about the social question of the present rage for muscular exercises on the health and ethics of the growing generation of Englishmen. Man and Wife is very funny and sarcastic.

After Dark is Wilkie Collins' collection of six short stories, published in 1856. These varied stories are told by a painter. A portrait painter William is suffering from eyesight problem. Doctor suggests him to take a long break to give rest to his eyes if he wants to see the world as normal. To earn a livelihood for the family, his wife insists him to be an author. She is very much interested in writing. These stories are related with painters models narration or experiences. These are very much thrilling and adventurous stories -- -The Traveller's Story of A Terribly Strange Bed -The Lawyer's Story of A Stolen Letter -The French Governess's Story of Sister Rose -The Angler's Story of The Lady of Glenwith Grange -The Nun's Story of Gabriel's Marriage -The Professor's Story of The Yellow Mask

The book No Name is written by Wilkie Collins, published in 1862. It is an amazing heart touching story in which Collins shows the social stigma of Victorian society. Although Collins faced criticism for this writing but now it is considered remarkable for his social insight. By his writing he raise the social issue and make an appeal for those children, considered illegitimate by the society. Collins depicts the two sisters Magdalene Vanstone and Norah Vanstone's fight for social moral justice. He also shows his extreme conviction for women's empowerment. After the miserable death of their parents, they came to know about their misfortunes. The two orphaned sisters faced the ugliness of the society, as they were called illegitimate children. Their inheritance rights were refused by Vanstone family as their parents married after their birth. They were not able to get legal protection so their rightful hesitance was seized by their wicked relatives. Both sisters' opinion is entirely different for their fight. Magdalene decides to get heritance by any means while Norah wants to get it by goodness and fairness. In the end Norah wins the fight .

The Guilty River is a short novel, written by Wilkie Collins, late in his career. It was previously published as the 1886 Arrowsmith's Christmas Annual. The psychological impact of physical disability of a deaf man and love between a rich young man and low social status woman is the theme of this novel. The guilty river is the unattractive, filthiest stream in England. It passes by an old mill where the miller, his beautiful daughter, and a deaf lodger lived. The wealthy young man of the place, returns to his territory, after being absent for years. Accidentally he meets, this lodger and comes to know his peculiar story. Gerard and Cristal fall in love, sustaing lodger's enviousness.

Jezebel's Daughter, printed in 1880, is a Victorian thriller from Wilkie Collins. Based in the 1858 play 'The Red Vial', it is a story of fraud, betrayal and mystery based around Mrs. Fontaine, a disturbing widow who employs various poisons and remedies to control her family and friends. A talented chemist and a shrewd businessman die on the same day. Mrs. Fontaine, widow of the chemist, is leave with the poisons he was researching, while Mrs. Wagner is leave with her husband's reforms and plans for hiring women staff along with men in his firm. Mrs. Wagner trusts in dealing madman gently and appeals for the funny little man Jack Straw to be released from the madhouse. At that time, her nephew David Glenny is appointed to the Frankfurt office, where he works with Mr. Keller and Mr. Engelmann. Keller son, Fritz has enamoured with Minna Fontaine, but the marriage is not being approved of by his father because Mrs. Fontaine is in debt after her husband's death. The story is narrated by Mrs. Wagner's nephew David Glenny, and enriched with extracts from the letters and diaries of different characters. Supposed to have been responsible for her husband's downfall, Madame Fontaine becomes known as Jezebel, and her charming daughter is known as Jezebel's daughter.

Wilkie Collins novel Basil was his second lengthy fiction work published in 1852 devoted to Charles Ward. It was his first modern novel. An early novel by Wilkie Collins, 'Basil' depicts the story of a young gentleman from a rich traditional family. Basil falls in love at first sight with the beautiful seventeen-year-old Margaret Sherwin. The daughter of a tanner, Margaret belongs to a much lower social status than Basil. Basil's father is a very reputated man and, knowing his father's hostility towards those who marry below their status, Basil keeps his affair a secret -even from Clara, the sister he loves. When Basil meets Margaret's father and tells his desire to marry her. Mr. Sherwin takes a promise from Basil that he will marry Margaret at once but will not accomplish the marriage for a year and during the period Margaret will stay back to his home. Astonishingly, Basil accepts all these conditions , he intensely adores Margaret, he marries her and meets her daily. Whilst he is visiting Margaret he becomes familiar with his father-in-law's chief clerk, Mr. Mannion, a very gentle good-looking middle-aged man who appears to have a impressive effect on Margaret and her mother. But is the pretty Margaret as attractive and virtuous as she appears?

Wilkie Collins wrote 'The Frozen Deep' as a play in 1856, it was modified by Charles Dickens as a novel. It's story line is based on a failed Arctic expedition of Franklin. Explorers mission was to find the Northwest passage in the Arctic. The two members of the expedition, Richard and Frank love the same woman Clara. Due to his friendly relations with Clara, Richard wishes to marry Clara but Clara loves Frank. When Richard realizes Clara's feelings about Frank, he becomes crazy and wants to harm Frank. Clara believes that she possesses the power of super vision and foresees the same tragedy. Clara has guilt and sickness about all these circumstances. Two sailors Richard Wardour and Frank Aldersely set of on the Arctic voyage on different ships. Two years of turbulent sea voyage Richard and Frank paired together in life threatening circumstances. Richard and Frank came in close contact and struggle hard for their survival. In the background of expedition, the story of the novel revolves around love, revenge and sacrifice and it ends in a melodramatic way.

The Haunted Hotel is a less popular work - a gothic story with fascinating characters, tormented rooms, and outrageous relationships.Without ruining the plot, there is a great deal to making it an exciting read. A secretive marriage, a hated darling, contention between siblings, missing workers, and apparition dreams - a lot of Victorian goodness!Collins makes a considerable lot of compassion toward practically every person in the book. Disdaining any character is difficult. A homicide is committed in the main portion of the book. Our criminal investigator for this situation is the despised sweetheart, accidentally maneuvered into the standard story. As a peruse, you might have proactively arranged your cast into malicious and heavenly, however, one can never be excessively certain.

Wilkie Collins (1824-1889) was an early expert on secret and anticipation, composing such works of art as The Moonstone, The Woman in White, and Basil. Antonina, or, The Fall of Rome was the first novel to be distributed, a brilliant story of antiquated Rome. In this work, Collins expressed: "To the imaginary characters alone is committed the undertaking of addressing the soul of the age. The Roman ruler, Honorius, and the Gothic lord, Alaric, blend however little at a personal level and the story just starts showing up on such occasions and acting under such conditions, as the records of history stringently approve- yet definite truth regarding time, spot, and the situation is seen in each chronicled occasion presented in the plot, from the time of the walk of the Gothic intruders over the Alps to the end of the principal savage bar of Rome."

Dans le train qui l'emmène en voyage de noces à Ramsgate, Valéria Woodville pense aux semaines qui ont précédé son mariage: sa rencontre avec Eustache, ses rapides fiançailles avec lui, l'inquiétude de son oncle pour ce projet de mariage faute d'informations sérieuses sur la situation personnelle d'Eustache, l'opposition de la mère d'Eustache à ce projet. Installés à Ramsgate, Valéria et Eustache rencontrent par hasard la mère de celuici. Quand il présente Valéria à sa mère, celleci se tourne alors vers lui avec mépris et indignation et lui déclare plaindre sa jeune épouse. Valéria va découvrir qu'Eustache ne lui a pas tout dit sur sa vie d'avant leur mariage. Elle n'aura de cesse de découvrir le secret qui entache le passé de son mari...

La Pierre de Lune est un diamant maudit, qui nuit à tous ses propriétaires successifs depuis son vol lors de la mise à sac d'un temple indien par l'armée anglaise. Offert à une jeune femme le jour de ses 18 ans, il disparaît au cours de la nuit suivante. Le voleur faitil partie des invités ou bien estce un des mystérieux brahmanes vus à proximité de la maison ce jourlà? Un des meilleurs policiers britanniques est chargé de l'enquête. Au delà d'une enquête aux pistes nombreuses, menée dans un climat souvent angoissant, une des originalités de ce roman réside dans sa structure. En effet, l'enquête est décrite au travers des récits de différents protagonistes, permettant à l'auteur d'user de styles différents et rendant ainsi le livre vivant. T. S. Eliot considérait ce livre comme le chef d'oeuvre du roman policier de langue anglaise.

Als im Herbst 1870 die französischen und deutschen Armeen in einen blutigen Krieg verwickelt sind, schlägt eine Granate in das Haus in dem Dorf ein. Mercy Merrick und Grace Roseberry, zwei junge englische Frauen, finden Zuflucht. Doch als Grace getroffen wird, bleibt ihr nur noch wenig Zeit. Während Mercy versucht sie zu retten, erkennt sie, dass ihr Tod eine Chance sein könnte, ein neues Leben anzufangen. Sie nimmt Graces Identität an und flieht. Doch es ist der deutsche Arzt, der bei den Verwundeten ankommt und Graces lebenden Körper entdeckt - genau in dem Moment als Mercy wegläuft. Wilkie Collins' fesselnder Mystery-Krimi "Die lebende Tote" begleitet uns auf dieser unglaubliche Reise voller Spannung und Abenteuer.

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