When Wilkie Collins, author of The Woman in White and The Moonstone , the first detective novel in modern fiction, died in 1889, he shocked the Victorians by dividing his estate equally between two mistresses, Caroline Graves and Martha Rudd, and acknowledging Martha Rudd's three children as his own. William Clarke, married to Collins' great granddaughter, pieces together the truth behind the menage a trois. He describes Collins' friendship with Dickens, with whom he spent wild weekends in London and Paris, as well as his many interesting encounters with other writers and artists of the day, including Coleridge, Wordsworth, Constable, Blake, Millais and Rossetti. This biography brings to life one of the most prolific and successful Victorian novelists. This new edition includes the story of the recent discovery in New York of the manuscript of Collins' first unpublished novel Iolani .
Product Identifiers
Publisher
T.H.E. Hi-Story Press LTD
ISBN-13
9780750912082
eBay Product ID (ePID)
89520708
Product Key Features
Book Title
The Secret Life of Wilkie Collins
Author
William M. Clarke
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Literature
Publication Year
1996
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
198mm
Item Width
127mm
Item Weight
253g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
William M. Clarke
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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