Wilkie Collins

by Melisa Klimaszewski

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184391915X
• ISBN13: 9781843919155
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Hesperus Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.7" x 7.6"