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After Dark
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A series of tales supposed to be told to a portrait-painter by his sitters; the framework tells us how he came to think of publishing the stories thus collected; the introductions describe the circumstances under which the tales were told. These portions have a delicate every-day interest. The tales are stories of adventure, well varied, and often striking in the incidents, or with thrilling situations; and are as pleasant reading as a novel reader could desire.
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Wilkie Collins
William Wilkie Collins (1824–1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and author of short stories. He wrote 30 novels, more than 60 short stories, 14 plays, and more than 100 essays. His best-known works are The Woman in White and The Moonstone.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5In his usual genius fashion, Collins uses an epistolary format to link together 7 stories about everything from murder to sculpture, to France's Reign of Terror. Each of these stories comes from the mind of a Mr. Kerby, a portrait painter who always requests his posers to tell him a tale while he takes their likenesses. The short story format makes this a great book for casual reading. Very enjoyable.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This book is written as a series of stories by portrait painter, Mr. Kerby, as dictated to his wife while recovering from an affliction of the eyes. The book was originally written around 1856 and the narrative style is enjoyable. The stories are of the strange and unusual variety related to Mr. Kerby during portrait sittings. Because the stories stand on their own, this was a great book to read while traveling.
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