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William Wilkie Collins (8 January 1824 – 23 September 1889) was an English novelist and playwright known especially for The Woman in White (1859), a mystery novel and early sensation novel, and for The Moonstone (1868), which established many of the ground rules of the modern detective novel and is also perhaps the earliest clear ...
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- 1840s–1880s
- Fiction, drama
- William Wilkie Collins, 8 January 1824, Marylebone, London, England
William Wilkie Collins (Londres, 8 de janeiro de 1824 – 23 de setembro de 1889) foi um escritor, dramaturgo e contista inglês. Collins ficou famoso por seus livros A mulher de branco (1859) e A Pedra da Lua (1868), tido como o primeiro romance moderno de detetive.
Notable Works: “Basil”. “The Moonstone”. “The Woman in White”. Wilkie Collins (born Jan. 8, 1824, London, Eng.—died Sept. 23, 1889, London) was an English sensation novelist, early master of the mystery story, and pioneer of detective fiction.
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29 de jan. de 2024 · Learn about the life and legacy of Wilkie Collins, who pioneered the detective novel and the sensation fiction trend of the 1860s. Discover how he used his legal training to expose the plight of Victorian women and how he collaborated with Charles Dickens.
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A close friend of Charles Dickens from their meeting in March 1851 until Dickens' death in June 1870, William Wilkie Collins was one of the best known, best loved, and, for a time, best paid of Victorian fiction writers.
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- September 23, 1889
- January 8, 1824
3 de jan. de 2023 · Wilkie Collins was a prolific and versatile novelist who wrote about family puzzles, social issues and political themes. He also created strong, intriguing women and challenged conservative attitudes towards Indians, vivisection and Irish independence.
8 de jan. de 2024 · Born on 8 January 200 years ago, the Victorian writer is best known for his mystery novels The Woman in White and The Moonstone. But with more than 30 books to choose from, here are some good...
