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The Two Destinies is a sensation novel written by Wilkie Collins that is set in the mid to late 19th century. The action centers around two inseparable children, the son of a nobleman and the daughter of the nobleman's bailiff. The nobleman strongly disapproves of the potential... Read Full Overview

An exploration of 'destined spirits' and supernatural visions, with a romantic twist. William Wilkie Collins (8 January 1824 - 23 September 1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and short story writer. His best-known works are The Woman in White (1859), No Name (1862), Armadale... Read Full Overview

The Two Destinies is a novel written by the renowned English author Wilkie Collins. The book tells the story of two women, Stella and Rosamond, who are seemingly unrelated but share a common destiny. Stella is a beautiful and intelligent woman who is engaged to the wealthy and... Read Full Overview

In the chilling novel The Two Destinies by Wilkie Collins, the tricky love story of Mary and George unfold. Set in a time in England when social class was very important, these two lovers are denied affection for each other because of Mary's family's standing in... Read Full Overview

In the chilling novel The Two Destinies by Wilkie Collins, the tricky love story of Mary and George unfold. Set in a time in England when social class was very important, these two lovers are denied affection for each other because of Mary's family's standing in... 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.

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.

THE TWO DESTINIESWilkie Collins's novel was published in 1876 and dedicated to Charles Reade. Collins explores the themes of 'destined spirits' and supernatural visions. He acknowledges taking the second idea from a case reported in Robert Dale Owen's Footfalls on the Boundary... Read Full Overview

MANY years have passed since my wife and I left the United States to pay our first visit to England. We were provided with letters of introduction, as a matter of course. Among them there was a letter which had been written for us by my wife's brother. It presented us to an English... Read Full Overview