Wilkie Collins: 563 books

British author Wilkie Collins was one of the most famous authors of his day, ranking alongside luminaries such as Charles Dickens in terms of sales and popular acclaim. "My Miscellanies" bring together a series of vignettes, short stories, and character sketches that were published in journals during the early years of Collins' literary career.

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Als Rachel Verinder an ihrem achtzehnten Geburtstag den geheimnisumwobenen indischen Diamant erbt, der wegen seiner Farbe Mondstein genannt wird, ahnt das junge Mädchen nicht, dass der Stein in seiner Heimat nicht nur eine ganz besondere religiöse Bedeutung hat. Es sind außerdem drei Hindu-Priester,...

Wilkie Collins was a British author best known for his mystery novels.  Some of Collins’ classics include The Moonstone, Armadale, and No Name.  This edition of Basil includes a table of contents.

One of Collins' most popular novels. According to Wikipedia: "William Wilkie Collins (8 January 1824 - 23 September 1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and writer of short stories. He was hugely popular in his time, and wrote 27 novels, more than 50 short stories, at least 15 plays, and over...

Wilkie Collins was a British author best known for his mystery novels.  Some of Collins’ classics include The Moonstone, Armadale, and No Name.  This edition of My Miscellanies includes a table of contents.

“Fateli ridere, fateli piangere, ma soprattutto teneteli in sospeso”, diceva Wilkie Collins parlando della trama che un buon libro deve avere. Collins supera sé stesso in questo romanzo descrivendo personaggi indimenticabili: l’Inquilino sordo, la bellissima Cristel, il Bastardo. In un mulino...

Wilkie Collins's classic thriller took the world by storm on its first appearance in 1859, with everything from dances to perfumes to dresses named in honor of the "woman in white." The novel's continuing fascination stems in part from a distinctive blend of melodrama, comedy, and realism; and in...

“Fateli ridere, fateli piangere, ma soprattutto teneteli in sospeso”, diceva Wilkie Collins parlando della trama che un buon libro deve avere. In ‘Senza nome’ Collins tiene in sospeso il lettore per tutta la durata della vicenda: una messa in discussione sia dell’amore familiare, sia della...

Wilkie Collins, scrittore inglese nato a Londra nel 1824 e morto nel 1889, scrisse romanzi e racconti di genere tra il sensazionale e il poliziesco, pubblicati spesso anche a puntate. Era figlio di William, un pittore molto noto ai suoi tempi, amico di Dickens, che lo convinse ad occuparsi di letteratura. Il...

Wilkie Collins, considerato il padre del genere poliziesco, fu amico stretto e collaboratore di Charles Dickens e scrisse a lungo sulle sue riviste saggi e divertissement letterari. Il Pubblico Sconosciuto (1858) è il tentativo semiserio di scandagliare il sottobosco, fitto quanto misterioso, dei...

La dame en blanc (Edition Intégrale - Version Entièrement Illustrée) * Inclus une courte biographie de Wilkie Collins Descriptif : Les Français avaient oublié ce roman, ancêtre de tous les thrillers, qui fascinait Borges et rendit jaloux Dickens (roman publié ici pour la première...

The Moonstone together with The Woman in White, is considered to be the best novel of Wilkie Collins 19th-century British author. The Moonstone created many ground rules of detective novel, Collins also reflected his altitude to the Victorian society and draw the exact psychological portraits of its...

British author Wilkie Collins was one of the most famous authors of his day, ranking alongside luminaries such as Charles Dickens in terms of sales and popular acclaim. My Miscellanies bring together a series of vignettes, short stories, and character sketches that were published in journals during the early years of Collins' literary career.