Today [January 8, 1824 - September 23, 1889] is the birthday of one of my favorite writers, Wilkie Collins. Longtime friend of Dickens, Collins is most known for being the first writer of full-length detective stories. The Woman in White [1860] and The Moonstone [1868] are considered his best works, and though I personally love those [...]
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A Few Words on Wilkie Collins
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