Armadale (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

by Wilkie Collins

Overview

This 1866 novel tells of two men who share a name and a tragic, violent history.  The father of one murdered the father of the other; now the two sons seem fated by destiny—or the machinations of a beautiful but evil woman—to repeat this deadly history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781411458772
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble
Publication date:	07/19/2011
Series:	Barnes & Noble Digital Library
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	708
Sales rank:	960,930
File size:	821 KB
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

William Wilkie Collins (1824–1889) was considered the “godfather” of the detective novel. His “sensation novels” brought Collins great popularity in the Victorian era. He also focused on serious social and domestic issues. Collins published thirty novels (including The Woman in White), more than sixty short stories, and over a dozen plays, in addition to numerous nonfiction pieces.

Date of Birth:

December 8, 1824

Date of Death:

September 23, 1889

Place of Birth:

London, England

Place of Death:

London, England

Education:

Studied law at Lincoln¿s Inn, London