WILKIE COLLINS

Persons possessed of sluggish livers and tender hearts find two serious drawbacks to the enjoyment of a cruise at sea. It is exceedingly difficult to get enough walking exercise; and it is next to impossible (where secrecy is an object) to make love without being found out. Reverting for the moment to the latter difficulty only, life within the ...

Resumen del eBook"La sotana negra"tan sólo aborda el tema de la religión para crear un malvado tan retorcido como el padre Benwell y enfrentar el poder de la manipulación religiosa y el poder del amor en una lucha encarnizada y, a veces, un tanto desigual. En esta novela construye Collins uno de los triángulos más singulares de la literatura vic...

Joyas literarias. 189 pp.

William Wilkie Collins (1824-1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and writer of short stories. He was hugely popular in his time, and wrote 27 novels, more than 50 short stories, at least 15 plays, and over 100 pieces of non-fiction work. His best-known works are The Woman in White (1860), The Moonstone (1868), Armadale (1866) and No Name ...