Author : Wilkie Collins
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781548397098
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (97 download)
Book Synopsis Wilkie Collins, Best Novels by : Wilkie Collins
Download or read book Wilkie Collins, Best Novels written by Wilkie Collins and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-06-27 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Wilkie Collins (1824 - 1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and author of short stories. His best-known works are The Woman in White, The Moonstone, Armadale, and No Name. Collins was born into the family of painter William Collins in London. He received his early education at home from his mother. He then attended an academy and a private boarding school. He also traveled with his family to Italy and France, and learned the French and Italian languages. He served as a clerk in the firm of the tea merchants Antrobus & Co. His first novel Iolani, or Tahiti as It Was; a Romance, was rejected by publishers in 1845. His next novel, Antonina, was published in 1850. In 1851 he met Charles Dickens, and the two became close friends. A number of Collins's works were first published in Dickens's journals All the Year Round and Household Words. The two collaborated on several dramatic and fictional works, and some of Collins's plays were performed by Dickens's acting company. In this book: The Moonstone The Woman in White