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    Some novels – Volume 6
    Some novels – Volume 6
    Some novels – Volume 6
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    Some novels – Volume 6

    By Wilkie Collins

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    William Wilkie Collins (8 January 1824 – 23 September 1889) was an English novelist and playwright known for The Woman in White (1859), and for The Moonstone (1868), which has been posited as the first modern English detective novel. Born to the London painter William Collins and his wife, he moved with the family to Italy when he was twelve, living there and in France for two years and learning Italian and French. He worked initially as a tea merchant. After publishing Antonina, his first novel, in 1850, Collins met Charles Dickens, who became a friend and mentor.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGreenbooks Editore
    Release dateJun 15, 2021
    ISBN9791259718655
    Some novels – Volume 6
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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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