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After Dark by Wilkie Collins

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Book name: After Dark (2024)
Category: England
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Pages: 400 pages
Language: English
Publication data: Jan. 1, 1856, midnight
The novel weaves a collection of six intriguing short stories, each narrated by an artist named Francis, who is compiling these tales while caring for his ailing wife, Leah. Set in the Victorian era, the stories explore themes of mystery, romance, and the supernatural, with each tale delving into the complexities of human nature and the moral dilemmas faced by the characters. As Francis recounts these diverse narratives, the overarching frame story reveals the couple's deep bond and the personal challenges they endure, adding an emotional depth to the collection. The 6057th greatest book of all time

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Wilkie Collins

Wilkie Collins

6 books

A close friend of Charles Dickens from their meeting in March 1851 until Dickens' death in June 1870, William Wilkie Collins was one of the best known, best loved, and, for a time, best paid of Victorian fiction writers. But after his death, his reputation declined as Dickens' bloomed.

Now, Collins is being given more critical and popular attention than he has received for 50 years. Most of his books are in print, and all are now in e-text. He is studied widely; new film, television, and radio … Read more