Written by Wilkie Collins
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. ..
I Say No
by Wilkie CollinsI say No is a Mystery story published in 1884 with the heroine turning detective, to reveal the truth about the death of her father. The plot relies heavily on coincidence and, as in The Law and the Lady, a supposed murder turns out to have been suicide...
Jezebel's Daughter
by Wilkie CollinsJezebel's Daughter is a sensational 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 ment..
Little Novels
by Wilkie CollinsLittle 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..
The Law and the Lady
by Wilkie CollinsThe Law and the Lady is a detective story, published in 1875 by Wilkie Collins. It is not quite as sensational in style as The Moonstone and The Woman in White. Detective story dedicated to Regnier, attacking the Scottish Not Proven verdict. Early example of a female sleuth. The heroine is one of Collins's determined and resourcefu..
Man and Wife
by Wilkie CollinsMan and Wife was Wilkie Collins’ ninth published novel. It is the second of his novels in which social questions provide the main impetus of the plot. Collins increasingly used his novels to explore social abuses, which according to critics tends to detract from their qualities as fiction.The novel opens with a Prologue forty years before the real ..
No Name
by Wilkie CollinsNo Name is a novel by Wilkie Collins, first published in 1862. Illegitimacy is a major theme of the novel. It was originally serialised in Charles Dickens' magazine All the Year Round before book publication. The story is told in eight major parts, called Scenes.Scene One begins in 1846, at Combe-Raven in West Somerset, the country residence of the..
My Miscellanies, Vol. 1 (of 2)
by Wilkie CollinsPreface from the Book: The various papers of which the following collection is composed, were most of them written some years since, and were all originally published—with many more, which I have not thought it desirable to reprint—in 'Household Words,' and in the earlier volumes of 'All the Year Round.' They were fortunate enough to be received wi..