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  WILKIE COLLINS
b. 1824 d.1889
Collins was one of the great British Victorian novelists. Although he edited Household Words for Dickens and collaborated with him, it is for his novels of mystery and suspense that he is appreciated, the best-known examples being The Woman in White (1860) and The Moonstone (1868).
 
Short Stories
The Queen of Hearts, Hurst and Blackett (London), 1859. 3 vols.
(Including: Brother Morgan's Story of the Dream Woman: First published in shorter form as "The Ostler", is about a man who dreams that he is killed by a woman with a knife, meets her counterpart in real life, marries her, and is killed by her. Often reprinted as "The Dream Woman", a title under which it was published when enlarged again and published in The Frozen Deep and Other Tales as "The Dream Woman: A Mystery in Four narratives". Brother Griffith's Story of Mad Monkton: Monkton's uncle dies in Italy and his ghost will not rest until he is buried in England. Reprinted as "Mad Monkton".)
 
My Miscellanies, Sampson Low (London), 1863. 3 vols.
(Including: "Memoirs of an Adopted Son", "My Black Mirror".)
 
The Frozen Deep and Other Tales, Bentley, 1874. 2 vols.
(Including: "The Frozen Deep", "The Dream Woman".)
 
Little Novels, Chatto and Windus (London), 1887, 3 vols.
(Including: Mrs Zant and the Ghost: Mrs Zant is protected by the ghost of her husband. reprinted as "The Ghost's Touch". Miss Jeromette and the Clergyman: The ghost of Miss Jeromette indicates her murderer. Reprinted as "The Clergyman's Confession. Mr Percy and the Prophet: A medium tells two men that they will fight a duel and the prophecy comes true. Reprinted as "Percy and the Prophet".)
 
After Dark and Other Stories, Tauchnitz Leipzig), 1856
(Contains a number of weird rather than overtly supernatural stories: "Leaves From Leah's Diary", "The Traveiler's Story: A Terribly Strange Bed", "The Lawyer's Story: A Stolen Letter", "The French Governess' Story: Sister Rose", "The Angler's Story: The Lady of Glenwith Grange", "The Nun's Story: Gabriel's Marriage", "The Professor's Story: The Yellow Mask".)
ditto, Chatto and Windus (London), 1894
 
The Ghost's Touch and Other Stories,   Harper (New York), 1885
(Includes the ghostly stories: "The Ghost's Touch", "Percy and the Prophet". Also includes: "My Lady's Money".)
 
Novels
Armadale, Smith, Elder (London), 1866. 2 vols.
(A complex novel of attempted muder, fate and the supernatural. Although not as well-known as The Woman in White and The Moonstone, considered by many to be his finest novel.)
 
The Two Destinies, A Romance, Chatto and Windus (London), 1876. 2 vols.
(George and Mary are fated to marry, despite all that conspires against them.)
 
The Haunted Hotel, A Mystery of Modern Venice, Chatto and Windus (London), 1878
(A blend of ghost story and detective novel. After Lord Montbarry hasdied in a Venetian palace, members of the family experience supernatural manifestations when they revisit the building - now a hotel.)
 
 Further Reading
The Secret Life of Wilkie Collins, by William M. Clarke, Allison & Busby (London), 1988
 
 
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