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Wilkie Collins

Born

in Marylebone, London, England, The United Kingdom

January 08, 1824

Died

September 23, 1889

Website

http://www.wilkiecollins.com/

Genre

Fiction, Mystery, Travel

Influences

Charles Dickens

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Wilkie Collins was an English novelist and playwright, best known for The Woman in White (1860), an early sensation novel, and The Moonstone (1868), a pioneering work of detective fiction. Born to landscape painter William Collins and Harriet Geddes, he spent part of his childhood in Italy and France, learning both languages. Initially working as a tea merchant, he later studied law, though he never practiced. His literary career began with Antonina (1850), and a meeting with Charles Dickens in 1851 proved pivotal. The two became close friends and collaborators, with Collins contributing to Dickens' journals and co-writing dramatic works.
Collins' success peaked in the 1860s with novels that combined suspense with social critique, includin ...more

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Average rating: 3.93 · 332,487 ratings · 25,193 reviews · 2,373 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Woman in White 4.01 avg rating — 165,987 ratings — published 1859 — 2546 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Moonstone 3.91 avg rating — 98,761 ratings — published 1868 — 2684 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Name 3.96 avg rating — 10,038 ratings — published 1862 — 513 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Armadale by Wilkie Collins, John Sutherland (Editor) 3.95 avg rating — 7,318 ratings — published 1866 — 548 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice 3.42 avg rating — 8,330 ratings — published 1879 — 421 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Law and the Lady 3.79 avg rating — 3,405 ratings — published 1875 — 784 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dead Secret 3.73 avg rating — 2,908 ratings — published 1856 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Basil by Wilkie Collins, Dorothy Goldman (Editor) 3.70 avg rating — 2,444 ratings — published 1852 — 1087 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Man and Wife 3.94 avg rating — 1,464 ratings — published 1870 — 125 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poor Miss Finch by Wilkie Collins, Catherine Peters (Editor) 3.79 avg rating — 1,229 ratings — published 1872 — 341 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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