Wilkie Collins

Broschiertes Buch

The Devil's Spectacles (Fantasy and Horror Classics)

Beschreibung

The Devil's Spectacles introduces a cynical, selfish man who is suddenly gifted a bizarre and mysterious artifact: a pair of ancient, strangely potent spectacles. When he places them on, the world transforms. The spectacles grant him a terrifying, supernatural power: to see people not by their outward appearance, but as they truly are on the inside, exposing their most secret vices, their hidden lusts, and the inner moral decay they desperately conceal. Forced to confront both the corruption of society and his own cynical nature. From the mind of Wilkie Collins, the legendary Victorian author and master of the sensation novel, comes a gripping and profound tale that dissects human nature and hypocrisy. This masterful short story is a unique blend of Victorian mystery and supernatural allegory. It is essential reading for fans of classic psychological fiction and all those who love a tale where a simple object unlocks the most profound, unsettling truths.

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: Fantasy and Horror Classics
• Seitenzahl: 50
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Dezember 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 3mm
• Gewicht: 77g
• ISBN-13: 9781447471141
• ISBN-10: 1447471148
• Artikelnr.: 37027911