Little Novels

Synopsis

Little Novels (1887) is a collection of stories by Wilkie Collins about love, marriage, and the social barriers of class and money. Some deal with crime and the supernatural. The collection contains stories like Mrs Zant and the Ghost, a supernatural story, Mr Policeman and the Cook, a story of revenge and murder, and Miss Mina and the Groom.

Unlike Collins's earlier collections, After Dark (1856) and The Queen of Hearts (1859), there is no connecting narrative but most of the stories revolve around the theme of love and marriage, frequently across the social barriers of class and money.  Some also include supernatural or detective elements. 

The original titles and publication details are given in parentheses.

•  Miss Morris and the stranger 
•  Mr. Cosway and the landlady 
•  Mr. Medhurst and the princess 
•  Mr. Lismore and the widow 
•  Miss Jeromette and the clergyman 
•  Miss Mina and the groom 
•  Mr. Lepel and the housekeeper 
•  Mr. Captain and the nymph 
•  Mr. Marmaduke and the minister 
•  Mr. Percy and the prophet 
•  Miss Bertha and the Yankee 
•  Miss Dulane and my lord 
•  Mr. Policeman and the cook.

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