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No Name
"Shall I tell you what a lady is? A lady is a woman who wears a silk gown, and has a sense of her own importance." Wilkie Collins's investigation of illegitimacy and 'the woman question' in No Name (1862) compels with a wholly different order of suspense...
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Condemned by Victorian critics as immoral, but regarded today as a novel of outstanding social insight, No Name shows William Wilkie Collins at the height of his literary powers. It is the story of two sisters, Magdalen and Norah, who discover after the deaths of their dearly...
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No Name by Wilkie Collins is a 19th-century novel revolving upon the issue of illegitimacy. It combines social commentary - the absurdity of the law as it applied to children of unmarried parents - with a densely-plotted revenge thriller.
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Wilkie Collins's classic tale of two sisters, Norah and Magdalen Vanstone, who discover upon the deaths of their parents that they had been born out of wedlock. Due to the customs of their times, they struggle as "illegitimate", with no names or money.
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No Name by Wilkie Collins. THE main purpose of this story is to appeal to the reader's interest in a subject which has been the theme of some of the greatest writers, living and dead-but which has never been, and can never be, exhausted, because it is a subject eternally interesting...
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Condemned by Victorian critics as immoral, but regarded today as a novel of outstanding social insight, No Name shows William Wilkie Collins at the height of his literary powers. It is the story of two sisters, Magdalen and Norah, who discover after the deaths of their dearly...
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Magdalen and Norah Vanstone have known only comfort and affluence their entire lives. Orphaned suddenly following the unexpected deaths of their parents, the illegitimate sisters find themselves flung into the other extreme of living: their father had neglected to amend his will...
No Name (1862). By: Wilkie Collins: No Name (18...
No Name is a novel by Wilkie Collins, first published in 1862. Illegitimacy is a major theme of the novel. It was originally serialised in Charles Dickens' magazine All the Year Round before book publication. PLOT: The story is told in eight major parts, called Scenes. Scene...
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The story begins in 1846, at Combe-Raven in West Somersetshire, the country residence of the happy Vanstone family. The first scene is a wonderfully dramatic legal thriller. The reader is introduced to Mr Andrew Vanstone, Mrs. Vanstone and their two daughters Norah, age 26, happy...
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THE hands on the hall-clock pointed to half-past six in the morning. The house was acountry residence in West Somersetshire, called Combe-Raven. The day was thefourth of March, and the year was eighteen hundred and forty-six.
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No Name (Mystery Thriller Classic): From the Pr...
In 'No Name, ' Wilkie Collins crafts a riveting narrative that explores themes of identity, morality, and social dynamics through the lens of Victorian society. This novel, characterized by its suspenseful plot and rich character development, unfolds the story of two orphaned...
No Name (Mystery Classic): From the Prolific En...
In "No Name," Wilkie Collins masterfully weaves a tale of mistaken identity, social injustice, and the quest for redemption. Established within the literary context of Victorian England, the novel explores themes of law and morality, challenging the rigid societal norms of the...
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The story is told in eight major parts, called Scenes. Scene One begins in 1846, at Combe-Raven in West Somerset, the country residence of the wealthy Vanstone family: Andrew Vanstone, his wife, and their two daughters. Norah, age 26, is happy and quiet; Magdalen, 18,...
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The story is told in eight major parts, called Scenes. Scene One begins in 1846, at Combe-Raven in West Somerset, the country residence of the wealthy Vanstone family: Andrew Vanstone, his wife, and their two daughters. Norah, age 26, is happy and quiet; Magdalen, 18,...
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