Wilkie Collins

THE WOMAN IN WHITE: - is a novel by Wilkie Collins. Published initially in a serial form under the title of All the Year Round, this novel was turned into book form in 1860. Highly appreciated for its plot and characterization, the novel brought Collins great name and fame. A decade later, he made it into a play. Inspired by an actual criminal case, this dramatic tale is told through multiple narrators. Widely considered as one of the earliest examples of crime fiction, this is the story of what a woman's patience can endure, and what a man's resolution can achieve. A long but very rewarding book, the Woman in White is densely plotted with a memorable cast of characters. The novel begins with Walter Hartright's encounter with The Woman in White on a moonlit London road. Soon, Walter is embroiled in the sinister intrigues of Sir Percival Glyde and his friend Count Fosco who is cunning, intelligent and extremely evil. He is also portrayed as a fascinating and dangerous villain, turning this novel as a blend of Gothic horror and psychological thriller. In short, it is a dark and chilling tale that readers will enjoy to the hilt.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1859.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1859.

Als im Herbst 1870 die franz sischen und deutschen Armeen in einen blutigen Krieg verwickelt sind, schl gt 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. W hrend Mercy versucht sie zu retten, erkennt sie, dass ihr Tod eine Chance sein k nnte, ein neues Leben anzufangen. Sie nimmt Graces Identit t an und flieht. Doch es ist der deutsche Arzt, der bei den Verwundeten ankommt und Graces lebenden K rper entdeckt - genau in dem Moment als Mercy wegl uft. Wilkie Collins' fesselnder Mystery-Krimi "Die lebende Tote" begleitet uns auf dieser unglaubliche Reise voller Spannung und Abenteuer.

Iris Henley, who hails from a respectable family but not one of nobility, is pressured by her father to wed Hugh Mountjoy, a well-respected and affluent man. Hugh is better suited to a lady of character, like Iris, but she can't help but be drawn to Lord Harry Norland, who has had a famous life. Lord Harry's close friend Hugh Mountjoy was murdered by a member of the Invincibles, and as retaliation, he turned himself into a marked man. Iris, his wife, received no financial assistance from her father, but she did have access to a little legacy from her mother, which she utilized to supplement her income. Lord Harry allowed himself to be seduced by a con artist and persuaded Iris to assist him in covering up for him when an investment he made with the majority of Iris' estate turned bad. There are a lot of regrets shown by many characters who are persuaded to take a terrible path but who finally rebel against their circumstances to make apologies, much like in real life, not everyone is all good or all bad. An excellent analysis of how even decent people may succumb to evil when they believe they have nowhere else to turn that is really well done.

The stage drama and book No Thoroughfare, by Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins, were both published in December 1867. No Thoroughfare: A Drama: In Five Acts was a theatre drama written in 1867 by Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins. Previously, the two had worked together on the play The Frozen Deep. Dickens' final stage production was this one; he passed away in June 1870. On December 26, 1867, the drama had its premiere at the Adelphi Theatre. The first edition of Dickens' book No Thoroughfare appeared in the Christmas issue of his magazine All the Year Round in 1867. Other books from Dickens's mature writings, like Little Dorrit (1857) and Our Mutual Friend, have similar themes to this one (1865). An early instance of commercial merchandising, the story's publication in All The Year Round promoted both the play to those who had read the book and the story to those who were aware of the theatrical production. The book's chapters, which are referred to as "acts," correspond to the scenes in the play. The narrative includes skillfully worded descriptions, diverse and well-drawn people, unsettling and exotic settings, mystery, partially revealed identities, near-death experiences, romance, and the ultimate triumph of Good over Evil.

The New Magdalen has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both current and future generations. This entire book has been retyped, redesigned, and reformatted. Since these books are not made from scanned copies, the text is readable and clear.

Valeria Brinton marries Eustace Woodville despite objections from Woodville's family. Just a few days after the wedding, various incidents lead Valeria to suspect her husband of hiding a dark secret in his past. She discovers that he has been using a false name, "Woodville," when his true surname is "Macallan." Eustace refuses to discuss it, leading them to curtail their honeymoon and return to London where Valeria learns that he was on trial for his first wife's murder. Valeria sets out to save their happiness by proving her husband innocent of the crime. Wilkie Collins wrote penetratingly on the plight of women and on the social and domestic issues of his time. An instrumental event in his career was an introduction in March 1851 to Charles Dickens by a mutual friend, the painter Augustus Egg. They became lifelong friends and collaborators. In May of that year, Collins acted with Dickens in Edward Bulwer-Lytton's play Not So Bad As We Seem. Among the audience were Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. This case laminate collector's edition includes a Victorian-inspired dust jacket.

Romany Uilki Kollinza polny tajn. Znamenityj anglijskij pisatel zastavljaet razgadyvat ikh ne tolko svoikh geroev, no i chitatelej, kotorym on daet v ruki lish nitochku ot klubka zaputannykh sobytij. I khotja Kollinz priznan rodonachalnikom detektivnogo zhanra ("Lunnyj kamen" schitaetsja pervym detektivnym romanom na anglijskom jazyke), glavnye tajny v ego knigakh - tajny serdtsa. Vozmozhno, psikhologicheskoj glubinoj i dostovernostju obrazov geroev Uilki Kollinz objazan druzhbe s Charlzom Dikkensom. Imenno poslednij svoimi sovetami i podderzhkoj pomog Kollinzu najti sobstvennyj put v literature. Luchshie romany Uilki Kollinza publikovalis v zhurnalakh Dikkensa, nekotorye proizvedenija oni dazhe napisali sovmestno. "Lunnyj kamen" vykhodil glavami v dikkensovskom zhurnale "Kruglyj god", i mnogochislennye poklonniki tvorchestva Kollinza sobiralis u redaktsii, chtoby pervymi zapoluchit svezhij vypusk. Ikh volnovali kak istorija pokhischenija almaza, tak i vzaimootnoshenija geroev, chi chuvstva iz-za krazhi dragotsennogo kamnja podverglis sereznomu ispytaniju. No javljaetsja li prenebrezhenie Rechel Verinder Frenklinom Blekom sledstviem okhlazhdenija ee chuvstv ili ono svidetelstvuet o sovershenno inoj ikh glubine? Imenno serdechnye tajny okazyvajutsja kljuchom k razgadke propazhi almaza, kotoryj svoim zagadochnym svetom osvetil vse zakoulki chelovecheskikh dush. Dlja starshego shkolnogo vozrasta. Perevodchik: Shaginjan Marietta SergeevnaKhudozhnik: Ljulko V. V.

Idei i sjuzhetnye khody Uilki Kollinza iz romana "Lunnyj kamen" ispolzovali Konan Dojl, Gilbert Chesterton, Agata Kristi, mnogoe stalo klassikoj dlja detektivnogo zhanra. Induistskij bog Vishnu povelel, chtoby "Lunnyj kamen okhranjalsja tremja zhretsami den i noch, do skonchanija veka" i predskazal neschaste tomu, kto osmelitsja im zavladet. Zakhvatyvajuschee prodolzhenie istorii - v samom pervom i samom luchshem, po slovam Tomasa Eliota, detektivnom romane anglijskoj literatury.

Uilki Kollinz - klassik anglijskoj literatury XIX veka, odin iz samykh izvestnykh pisatelej Viktorianskoj epokhi. Romany "Zhenschina v belom" i "Lunnyj kamen", vykhodivshie v zhurnale Charlza Dikkensa "Kruglyj god", v bukvalnom smysle slova sveli s uma vsju Evropu. Master intrigi i uvlekatelnogo sjuzheta, Uilki Kollinz pokorjal svoikh chitatelej iskusnym sochetaniem dvukh populjarnykh zhanrov: melodramy i goticheskogo detektiva. V nastojaschee izdanie voshli dva proizvedenija, kotorye, naravne s romanom "Zhenschina v belom", prinesli avtoru shirokuju izvestnost. V romane "Lunnyj kamen" rasskazana istorija svjaschennogo almaza, pokhischennogo iz Indii. Strogaja logika zdes perepletaetsja s romantikoj, a povsednevnost viktorianskoj Anglii - s indijskoj ekzotikoj." Kogda opuskaetsja noch" - slozhnosostavnoj roman, vpervye vykhodjaschij na russkom jazyke v polnom obeme. Shest uvlekatelnykh istorij, polnykh tajn i naprjazhenija, sobrany avtorom v edinuju kartinu, dostojnuju zanjat mesto sredi samykh izyskannykh proizvedenij klassicheskoj anglijskoj literatury.