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Armadale by Wilkie Collins
Prepared by James Rusk (jrusk@cyberramp.net) Italics are indicated by underscores. Armadale by Wilkie Collins TO JOHN FORSTER. In acknowledgment of the services which he has rendered to the cause of literature by his “Life of Goldsmith;” and in affectionate remembrance of a friendship which is associated with some of the happiest years of my life.
Antonina by Wilkie CollinsOr, The Fall of Rome
ANTONINA OR, THE FALL OF ROME by WILKIE COLLINS PREFACE In preparing to compose a fiction founded on history, the writer of these pages thought it no necessary requisite of such a work that the principal characters appearing in it should be drawn from the historical personages of the period. On the contrary, he felt
Antonina by Wilkie CollinsOr, The Fall of Rome
projects, the gestures and tones of a man who formed one of a little group collected in a remote part of the portico he was about to quit attracted his attention. Curiosity formed as conspicuous an ingredient in this man’s character as cruelty. He stole behind the base of a neighbouring pillar; and, as the
After Dark by Wilkie Collins
AFTER DARK by Wilkie Collins PREFACE TO “AFTER DARK.” I HAVE taken some pains to string together the various stories contained in this Volume on a single thread of interest, which, so far as I know, has at least the merit of not having been used before. The pages entitled “Leah’s Diary” are, however, intended
A Rogue’s Life by Wilkie Collins
A ROGUE’S LIFE by Wilkie Collins INTRODUCTORY WORDS. The following pages were written more than twenty years since, and were then published periodically in _Household Words._ In the original form of publication the Rogue was very favorably received. Year after year, I delayed the republication, proposing, at the suggestion of my old friend, Mr. Charles
A Message From the Sea by Charles Dickens
This etext was prepared from the 1894 Chapman and Hall “Christmas Stories” edition by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk A MESSAGE FROM THE SEA CHAPTER I–THE VILLAGE “And a mighty sing’lar and pretty place it is, as ever I saw in all the days of my life!” said Captain Jorgan, looking up at it. Captain Jorgan
A House to Let by Charles Dickens and Others
This etext was scanned by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk from the 1903 Chapman and Hall edition. Proofing was by David, Edgar Howard, Dawn Smith, Terry Jeffress and Jane Foster. “House to Let”. All, however, is not as it seems and she is drawn into the mystery which surrounds the house. Originally published in 1858 in
A Fair Penitent by Wilkie Collins
This etext was prepared by Christopher Hapka, Sunnyvale, California. A FAIR PENITENT by WILKIE COLLINS About A FAIR PENITENT This story first appeared in Charles Dickens’ magazine, “Household Words,” volume 16, number 382, July 18, 1857. Published anonymously, as all contributions to the magazine were, it was attributed definitely to Wilkie Collins by Anne Lohrli