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"In one respect, me are all alike; they hate to see a woman in tears."

The Evil Genius is Wilkie Collins's novel about marital complications, adultery, divorce and child-custody. Herbert Linley engages in an illicit romantic relationship with his daughter's governess, Sydney... Read Full Overview

Kitty is the child of Herbert and Catherine Linley, a spoiled, coddled little girl who is at the same time, in the tradition of all Victorian children, adorable. The Evil Genius begins with the story of the Kitty's ill-fated governess Sydney Westerfield, a... Read Full Overview

La reina del mal es una novela victoriana del escritor ingl s Wilkie Collins, publicada en 1886. La novela se adelanta a su poca, tratando temas tan modernos como el divorcio y la tenencia de los hijos. La reina del mal nos introduce en un tri ngulo amoroso: la esposa, la amante... Read Full Overview

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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 The Moonstone (1868). The last has been called the first modern English detective novel. Born to a London painter, William Collins, and his... Read Full Overview

Reproduction of the original: The Evil Genius by Wilkie Collins

Reproduction of the original: The Evil Genius by Wilkie Collins

The Evil Genius - A Domestic Story is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1899. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As... 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

The Evil Genius, one of Wilkie Collins' last works, is subtitled "A Domestic Scene". It is the intriguing tale of family Linley, including the "evil genius", and their governess Sydney Westerfield. In colorful pictures, Collins presents the story of this family, which becomes... 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