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"Miss or Mrs" from Wilkie Collins. English novelist, playwright, and author of short stories (1824-1889).

Reproduction of the original: Miss or Mrs.? by Wilkie Collins

Reproduction of the original: Miss or Mrs.? by Wilkie Collins

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William Wilkie Collins was an English novelist, playwright and short story writer best known for The Woman in White and The Moonstone. The last has been called the first modern English detective novel.

15 year old Natalie and her two suitors - the definitely middle aged Richard Turlington who is 38 and Launcelot Linzie 15 years his junior (I make that 23). Launcelot is a cousin of Natalie's as well as acting in the capacity of family medical advisor whilst she, her father,... Read Full Overview

15 year old Natalie and her two suitors - the definitely middle aged Richard Turlington who is 38 and Launcelot Linzie 15 years his junior (I make that 23). Launcelot is a cousin of Natalie's as well as acting in the capacity of family medical advisor whilst she, her father,... Read Full Overview

William Wilkie Collins was an English novelist, playwright and short story writer best known for The Woman in White and The Moonstone. The last has been called the first modern English detective novel.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

La noche hab a finalizado. El d a reci n nacido esperaba por avivar su luz en un silencio que se desconoce en tierra firme, el silencio que en un mar en calma precede a la salida del Sol.No llegaba ni un soplo de aire. El agua, inm vil, carec a de rizos. El nico cambio era el... Read Full Overview

Miss Or Mrs.? is a novel written by Wilkie Collins, a prominent English author of the 19th century. The story revolves around a young woman named Emily Brown, who is torn between two identities: Miss or Mrs. Emily has recently married a wealthy man, but soon discovers that her... Read Full Overview

Un amour interdit, un complot et une sombre histoire d'argent. Le texte qui suit fit un v ritable scandale lors de sa premi re publication. Il y est en effet question d'un sujet hautement sulfureux pour l' poque, celui de l' mancipation d'une jeune fille de quinze ans dont les... Read Full Overview

The night had come to an end. The new-born day waited for its quickening light in the silence that is never known on land-the silence before sunrise, in a calm at sea. Not a breath came from the dead air. Not a ripple stirred on the motionless water. Nothing changed but the softly-growing... Read Full Overview