Wilkie Collins

Wilkie Collins, considerado por muchos como el padre de la novela polic aca y de intriga moderna, nos ofrece en "Armadale" una de sus novelas m s completas y una de las c spides de su obra. En 1832, en un balneario alem n, un hombre llamado Allan Armadale, ya en su lecho de muerte, confiesa que muchos a os atr s mato a un hombre que llevaba su mismo apellido: un hombre que fue su amigo y luego su enemigo y cuya muerte le ha pesado y perseguido toda su vida. Ahora, en su testamento, le deja a su hijo una grave advertencia: debe mantenerse apartado del hijo del otro Armadale o una maldici n caer sobre ellos y la tragedia volver a repetirse. Pero veinte a os despu s, a pesar de las advertencias del padre, ambos j venes, hijos de la v ctima y el verdugo vuelven a encontrarse, se har n amigos, y, una vez m s, la herencia maldita volver a perseguirlos. "Armadale" es un complicado melodrama, rebosante de suspense, intriga y golpes de efecto, que sirve al autor para desarrollar el problem tico de la identidad y la amistad. La problem tica social de la poca victoriana, la soberbia elecci n de los personajes, y sobre todo un villano como Lydia Gwilt... con estos hijos, Wilkie Collins teje una trama envolvente y seductora que brega entre identidades confusas, maldiciones heredadas, rivalidades amorosas, espionaje y asesinatos. * Wilkie Collins (Londres, 1824-1889) Fue novelista brit nico, y est considerado como uno de los precursores, si no el creador, de la novela polic aca. Fue amigo y colaborador de Charles Dickens, adem s de editor y pintor. "Armadale", junto a "La Piedra Lunar" y "La Dama de Blanco", cierra una suerte de trilog a polic aca victoriana que convirti a su autor, en uno de los m s famosos de su tiempo.

When a condemned woman asks the local Minister to take her daughter home, the childless man is touched and finds himself unable to refuse. Yet the prisoner is unrepentant of the murder of her husband. Will her vices be passed on to this seemingly sweet child?

In Basil's secret and unconsummated marriage to the linen-draper's sexually precocious daughter, and the shocking betrayal, insanity, and death that follow, Wilkie Collins reveals the bustling, commercial London of the 19th century wreaking its vengeance on a still powerful aristocratic world.

Wilkie Collins lived in London from 1824 to 1889, a period in which 'the inevitable self-assertion of wealth, so amiably deplored by the prosperous and the rich; was] so bitterly familiar to the unfortunate and the poor.'

Aus dem Buch: "Der Diener stand noch in Erwartung einer Antwort da; er nahm an dem, was vorging, keinen Anteil, wie andere menschliche Wesen, sondern verhielt sich, wie es gut dressierten Bedienten zukommt, ganz wie irgend ein M bel, welches mittelst einer kunstvollen Vorrichtung auf Befehl kommt und geht." Wilkie Collins (1824-1889) war ein britischer Schriftsteller und Verfasser der ersten Mystery Thriller.

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"The Moonstone is a page-turner," writes Carolyn Heilbrun. "It catches one up and unfolds its amazing story through the recountings of its several narrators, all of them enticing and singular." Wilkie Collins's spellbinding tale of romance, theft, and murder inspired a hugely popular genre-the detective mystery.

Armadale (1866) by Wilkie Collins is a 19th-century semi-epistolary novel. Some chapters consist of letters between the various characters, while other chapters record the events as the characters perceive them. The novel has a convoluted plot about two distant cousins both named Allan Armadale. The father of one had murdered the father of the other (the two fathers are also named Allan Armadale).

Aus dem Buch: "Natalie fuhr zur ck. Ein in den Nacken gesprochener Fluch, dem auf der Stelle ein Segenswunsch in Gestalt eines Kusses folgt, hat etwas berraschendes, wenn man nicht darauf vorbereitet ist." Wilkie Collins (1824-1889) war ein britischer Schriftsteller und Verfasser der ersten Mystery Thriller.

Aus dem Buch: "Nach Empfang dieser Mitteilung zog der Baumeister sich und seine Leute, sobald die westliche Treppe und das Gel nder in Stand gesetzt waren, zur ck und Porthgenna Tower blieb abermals der Obhut der Haush lterin und des Kastellans berlassen, ohne da Herr oder Herrin, Freunde oder Fremdlinge die einsamen G nge durchwandelt oder die leeren Zimmer belebt h tten." Wilkie Collins (1824-1889) war ein britischer Schriftsteller und Verfasser der ersten Mystery Thriller.

Aus dem Buch: "Als ich diese Worte h rte und ihn aufmerksam betrachtete, w hrend er sprach, konnte ich sehen, dass mein Stillschweigen eine Barmherzigkeit f r ihn, nicht aber ein Verbrechen sein w rde. Ich beeilte mich, von etwas anderem zu reden." Wilkie Collins (1824-1889) war ein britischer Schriftsteller und Verfasser der ersten Mystery Thriller.

Antonina, or, The Fall of Rome was his first published novel, a colorful tale of ancient Rome. Of this work, Collins wrote: "To the fictitious characters alone is committed the task of representing the spirit of the age. The Roman emperor, Honorius, and the Gothic king, Alaric, mix but little personally in the business of the story-only appearing in such events, and acting under such circumstances, as the records of history strictly authorize-but exact truth in respect to time, place, and circumstance

The Moonstone - Vol. 3 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1868. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

The Two Destinies - Vol. 1 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1876. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

The Two Destinies - Vol. 2 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1876. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

First published serially in 1868, Wilkie Collins's "The Moonstone" is generally considered as the first full length detective novel in the English language. The novel concerns a large valuable diamond plundered from India by Colonel Herncastle during the Siege of Seringapatam. Herncastle, who has been shunned by his own family, decides to bequeath the diamond to his niece Rachel Verinder on her eighteenth birthday. At her birthday party, Rachel wears the Moonstone for all to see, later that night the diamond goes missing from her room and quickly an investigation ensues to discover the identity of the thief and recover the jewel. Suspicion quickly falls upon three Indian jugglers at the party who are actually disguised Hindu priests who have dedicated their lives to recovering the diamond which has great religious significance. Despite the efforts of Sergeant Cuff, a renowned detective, the night ends with the mystery unsolved. Described by G. K. Chesterton as "probably the best detective tale in the world", "The Moonstone" is one of Wilkie Collins's most popular works which influenced the development an entirely new genre of fiction. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.