Little Novels (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

by Wilkie Collins

Overview

Collins’s 1889 collection of fourteen short stories includes “Miss Morris and the Stranger,” about a young governess and a fateful meeting, “Mr. Medhurst and the Princess,” about two star-crossed lovers, and a dozen other tales involving love, social classes, money, and even ghosts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781411458802
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble
Publication date:	07/12/2011
Series:	Barnes & Noble Digital Library
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	330
File size:	436 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