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Wilkie Collins was an English writer best known for writing mystery novels. Collins was also a good friend of Charles Dickens and often collaborated with him on plays and short stories. Some of Collins' classics include The Moonstone, Armadale, and No Name, but this was also... Read Full Overview

This book is one of the classic book of all time.

The Queen of Hearts is a collection of ten short stories set within a connecting narrative. It was published in 1859. I had read one of the short stories in an anthology for detective fiction and had been looking to read the story in its original context ever since.

WE were three quiet, lonely old men, and SHE was a lively, handsome young woman, and we were at our wits' end what to do with her.A word about ourselves, first of all-a necessary word, to explain the singular situation of our fair young guest.We are three brothers; and we live... Read Full Overview

WE were three quiet, lonely old men, and SHE was a lively, handsome young woman, and we were at our wits' end what to do with her.A word about ourselves, first of all-a necessary word, to explain the singular situation of our fair young guest.We are three brothers; and we live... Read Full Overview

WE were three quiet, lonely old men, and SHE was a lively, handsome young woman, and we were at our wits' end what to do with her.A word about ourselves, first of all-a necessary word, to explain the singular situation of our fair young guest.We are three brothers; and we live... Read Full Overview

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iBoo Press House uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work. We preserve the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. All titles are unabridged (100% Original content), designed... Read Full Overview

iBoo World's Classics

iBoo Press House uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work. We preserve the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. All titles are unabridged (100% Original content), designed... Read Full Overview

William Wilkie Collins (8 January 1824 - 23 September 1889) was an English novelist, playwright and short story writer best known for The Woman in White (1859) and The Moonstone (1868). The last has been called the first modern English detective novel. Born to the family of... Read Full Overview

William Wilkie Collins (8 January 1824 - 23 September 1889) was an English novelist, playwright and short story writer best known for The Woman in White (1859) and The Moonstone (1868). The last has been called the first modern English detective novel. Born to the family of... Read Full Overview

The Queen of Hearts by Wilkie Collins

This is a reconstruction in the pre-1923 history that has been maintained for quality. Quality assurance is undertaken for each book in an attempt to remove the incomplete books introduced by the digitization process... Read Full Overview

Reprint of the original, first published in 1859.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1859.

This Collins' collection of 10 short stories was published in 1859. These stories are a mix of adventure, romance, suspense, mystery, etc. The Queen of Hearts', the school nickname of Jessie who is living with her elderly guardian. Griffith, a lawyer, lives with his two brothers,... Read Full Overview

AT a time when French readers were altogether unaware of the existence of any books of my writing, a critical examination of my novels appeared under your signature in the Revue des Deux Mondes. I read that article, at the time of its appearance, with sincere pleasure and sincere... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview