Synopses & Reviews
Volume 2 of this extraordinary collection begins with Wilkie Collins' letters of 1866 up until his last of 1889.
Synopsis
Wilkie Collins is the only leading Victorian novelist whose letters have not been published. This two-volume edition, edited by William Baker and William Clarke, fills a gaping hole in any assessment of one of the nineteenth century's most loved novelists. It is also extremely timely. Two recent biographies have re-assessed his private life and his literary achievements. His best-known novels, The Women in White and The Moonstone, continue to feature on television, and most of his thirty-odd novels are still in print. This authorised edition reproduces his selection of around 700 key letters of the 2,000 known to be in existence, some recently discovered. Summaries and sources of the remaining letters are provided in an appendix.
Synopsis
List of Plates Preface to Volume 2 Letters The Moonstone to the Death of his Mother (1866-1868) Martha and the American Triumph (1869-February 1874) Domesticity (March 1874-1879) Illness, Work, and Family (1880-1885) Letters to 'Nannie' (1885-1888) Declining Years (1886-1889) Index
Synopsis
Blurb is same as Volume I.
About the Author
William Baker is Professor of English, Department of English, and Professor, University Libraries, at Northern Illinois University.
William M. Clarke is the author of The Secret Life of Wilkie Collins, and his wife, Faith, is the great granddaughter of Wilkie Collins.
Table of Contents
The Moonstone to the Death of His Mother, 1866-68 * Martha and the American Triumph, 1869-February 1874 * Domesticity, March 1874-79 * Illness, Work and Family, 1880-85 * Letters to 'Nannie', 1885-88 * Declining Years, 1886-89 * Index