Wilkie Collins

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Blind Love

Beschreibung

Blind Love is Wilkie Collins' final novel, completed by author Walter Besant after Collins' death. This gripping tale weaves romance, deception, and political intrigue, centering around Iris Henley, who falls in love with Lord Harry Norland, a reckless Irish nobleman involved in a dangerous political conspiracy. As Iris becomes entangled in his treacherous schemes, she must navigate love, loyalty, and moral dilemmas in a story of passion and betrayal. Blind Love showcases Collins' hallmark suspense and exploration of human motives. William Wilkie Collins (1824-1889) was an English novelist and playwright, best known for The Woman in White and The Moonstone. Blind Love is Wilkie Collins's last novel, finished after his death by Walter Besant. The novel charts the moral decline of the central male character.

Autor

William Wilkie Collins was an English novelist and playwright best known for The Woman in White (1859), a mystery and early sensation novel, and The Moonstone (1868), which established many of the ground rules of the modern detective novel and may be the first clear example of the police procedural genre. Born to London painter William Collins and his wife, Harriet Geddes, he moved to Italy with them when he was twelve years old, spending two years there and in France learning both Italian and French. Collins was born at 11 New Cavendish Street in London, the son of William Collins, a well-known Royal Academician landscape painter, and his wife, Harriet Geddes. Named after his father, he quickly became recognized by his second name, which honors his godfather, painter David Wilkie. The family relocated to Pond Street, Hampstead, around 1826. In 1828, Collins' brother Charles Allston Collins was born. Between 1829 and 1830, the Collins family relocated twice: first to Hampstead Square and subsequently to Porchester Terrace in Bayswater. Wilkie and Charles received an early education from their mother at home. The Collins family was very religious, and Collins' mother insisted on strict church attendance for her boys, which Wilkie detested.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wildside Press
• Seitenzahl: 546
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 761g
• ISBN-13: 9781434431998
• ISBN-10: 1434431991
• Artikelnr.: 34462895