After Dark

After Dark is a collection of stories by Wilkie Collins, framed through the figure of a painter whose failing eyesight leads him to recount tales during the evening hours. The book combines mystery, domestic drama, moral conflict, and sensational incidents, showing Collins's early command of suspense and narrative structure. Though less famous than his later novels, it offers a clear view of the themes that would define his mature fiction: secrets, deception, social vulnerability, and the h...