Synopses & Reviews
An invaluable guide to the popular writer of sensation novels.
About the Author
Jenny Bourne Taylor is Reader in English at the University of Sussex.
Table of Contents
Introduction Jenny Bourne Taylor; 1. Collins's career and the visual arts Tim Dolin; 2. The early writing Anthea Trodd; 3. Collins's shorter fiction John Bowen; 4. Collins and the sensation novel Lyn Pykett; 5. The Moonstone, detective fiction and forensic science Ronald R. Thomas; 6. The later novels Jenny Bourne Taylor; 7. The professional writer and the literary marketplace Graham Law; 8. The marriage plot and its alternatives Carolyn Dever; 9. Collins and Victorian masculinity John Kucich; 10. Collins and empire Lillian Nayder; 11. Disability and difference Kate Flint; 12. Collins and the theatre Jim Davis; 13. The afterlife of Wilkie Collins Rachel Malik; Guide to further reading; Index. 11. Disability and difference Kate Flint; 12. Collins and the theatre Jim Davis