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Jezebel's Daughter
by Wilkie CollinsJezebel's Daughter is a sensation novel published in 1880 and dedicated to Alberto Caccia, Collins's Italian translator. Based on the 1858 play, The Red Vial, Collins's attempt to write for 'the masses' resulted in an unduly melodramatic tone. The novel, however, is notable for the way it handles the treatment of lunatics and the mental..
Hide and Seek
by Wilkie CollinsHide and Seek was Wilkie Collins' third published novel. It is the first of his novels involving the solution of a mystery, the elements of which are clearer to the reader than to the novel's characters. Suspense is created from the reader's uncertainty as to which characters will find out the truth, when and how...
Evil Genius
by Wilkie CollinsEvil Genius is a novel by Wilkie Collins published in 1886, dedicated to William Holman Hunt, treating the related themes of divorce and child-custody. The story was ahead of its time in presenting both the wife and the mistress of an adulterous husband in a sympathetic light and concentrating the reader's attention on the plight of the child invol..
Two Destinies
by Wilkie CollinsWilkie Collins's novel was published in 1876 and dedicated to Charles Reade. Collins explores the themes of 'destined spirits' and supernatural visions. He acknowledges taking the second idea from a case reported in Robert Dale Owen's Footfalls on the Boundary of another World. This describes how a ship's captain is convinced to change course af..
Jack and Jill
by Louisa May AlcottJack and Jill: A Village Story is a children's novel by Louisa May Alcott narrates the story of two neighborhood boys. Jack Minot and Janey Pecq resides next door goes for ill-fated sledding lead them to be victim of terrible accident. The road to their recovery is taught with valuable lessons for young people...
Eight Cousins
by Louisa May AlcottEight Cousins or The Aunt-Hill is a novel by Louisa May Alcott, narrates the life of Rose Campbell, who was fortunate to be part of a wealthy family, yet unfortunate to become an orphan at her early teens. Though Rose felt in comfort when her Aunt's were taking care of her, she could not feel the same comfort when she was confronted with their chil..
An Old-Fashioned Girl
by Louisa May AlcottAlcott's novel An Old Fashioned Girl narrates the story of Polly Milto, a country side girl who could not fit in the urban life style, where she stands odd in they way she talks, dress and mingling with others. Disgraced by her cousin Fanny Shaw and the family, Polly returns to her native. When she comes back to the city after six years, she could ..
Good Wives
by Louisa May AlcottLittle Women was an immediate commercial and critical success with readers demanding to know more about the characters. Alcott quickly completed a second volume (entitled Good Wives in the United Kingdom, although this name originated from the publisher and not from Alcott). It was also successful. The two volumes were issued in 1880 as a single no..