My Miscellanies

Wilkie Collins's My Miscellanies (1863) is a wide-ranging collection that brings together a series of essays, short stories, and reflections originally published in Victorian periodicals. Unlike his major sensation novels, this miscellany reveals Collins's multifaceted talents as a journalist, social commentator, and storyteller, offering readers a glimpse into both his literary experiments and his critical engagement with contemporary issues.
The volume includes light satirical pieces such ...