Brief Lives: Wilkie Collins

Biography & Memoir, Literary
Cover of the book Brief Lives: Wilkie Collins by Melisa Klimaszewski, Hesperus Press
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Author: Melisa Klimaszewski ISBN: 9781780940069
Publisher: Hesperus Press Publication: May 1, 2011
Imprint: Hesperus Press Language: English
Author: Melisa Klimaszewski
ISBN: 9781780940069
Publisher: Hesperus Press
Publication: May 1, 2011
Imprint: Hesperus Press
Language: English

Author of the first detective novel in English, Wilkie Collins was one of the most popular authors in Victorian England. In this illuminating biography, Melisa Klimaszewski situates the writer within his own milieu and demonstrates how his work sparks new understandings of Victorian life and letters. A close friend and collaborator of Charles Dickens, Collins secured his own fame with sensational novels that feature intricate legal plots, mistaken identities, and complex crimes. Boldly challenging the mores of Victorian society by maintaining two families and shunning the institution of marriage, Collins was also one of the most unconventional public figures of his day. His life story, succinctly told in this elegant biography, promises to instruct and to entertain.

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Author of the first detective novel in English, Wilkie Collins was one of the most popular authors in Victorian England. In this illuminating biography, Melisa Klimaszewski situates the writer within his own milieu and demonstrates how his work sparks new understandings of Victorian life and letters. A close friend and collaborator of Charles Dickens, Collins secured his own fame with sensational novels that feature intricate legal plots, mistaken identities, and complex crimes. Boldly challenging the mores of Victorian society by maintaining two families and shunning the institution of marriage, Collins was also one of the most unconventional public figures of his day. His life story, succinctly told in this elegant biography, promises to instruct and to entertain.

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