Wilkie Collins
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Collins, 1871 (Elliott & Fry studio)About the author
Born
London, England, 1824
Died
London, England, 1889
Places lived
London, England; Italy; France
Forms of writing
Novels, stories, plays
Genres
Literary, mystery, thrillers, horror
Writing language
English
Literature
• The Woman in White (1860)
• The Moonstone (1868)
Novels
• The Woman in White (1860)
• The Moonstone (1868)
Stories
• "A Terribly Strange Bed" (1852)
British Literature
• The Woman in White (1860)
• The Moonstone (1868)
• The Black Robe (1881)
Crime and Mystery
• The Woman in White (1860)
• The Moonstone (1868)
Fantasy Stories
• "A Terribly Strange Bed" (1852)
Horror Stories
• "A Terribly Strange Bed" (1852)
Literary Fiction
• The Woman in White (1860)
• The Moonstone (1868)
Thrillers
• The Woman in White (1860)
First appearance of works in book form
Memoirs of The Life of William Collins, biography, 1848
Antonina, novel, 1850
Rambles Beyond Railways, travelogue, 1851
Mr Wray's Cash-Box, novella, 1852
Basil, novel, 1852
Hide and Seek, novel, 1854
The Dead Secret, novel, 1856
After Dark, six stories
"The Traveller's Story of A Terribly Strange Bed", "The Lawyer's Story of A Stolen Letter", "The French Governess's Story of Sister Rose", "The Angler's Story of The Lady of Glenwith Grange", "The Nun's Story of Gabriel's Marriage", "The Professor's Story of The Yellow Mask"
The Frozen Deep, play, with Charles Dickens, 1857
The Queen of Hearts, story collection, 1859
Includes "Brother Owen's Story of The Black Cottage", "Brother Griffith's Story of The Family Secret", "Brother Morgan's Story of The Dream Woman", "Brother Griffith's Story of Mad Monkton", "Brother Morgan's Story of The Dead Hand", "Brother Griffith's Story of The Biter Bit", "Brother Owen's Story of The Parson's Scruple", "Brother Griffith's Story of A Plot in Private Life", "Brother Morgan's Story of Fauntleroy", and "Brother Owen's Story of Anne Rodway"
The Woman in White, novel, 1860
No Name, novel, 1862
My Miscellanies, essay and story collection, 1863
Includes stories "Mrs Badgery", "Memoirs of an Adopted Son", "The Poisoned Meal", "The Cauldron of Oil" and "Mrs Bullwinkle"
Armadale, novel, 1866
No Thoroughfare, novel published in Christmas edition of All the Year Round magazine, with Charles Dickens, based on their play, 1867
The Moonstone, novel, 1868
Man and Wife, novel, 1870
Poor Miss Finch, novel, 1872
The New Magdalen, novel, 1873
Miss or Mrs? and other Stories in Outline, novella and story collection, 1873
Includes novella "Miss or Mrs?" and stories "Blow up with the Brig!" and " Fatal Cradle: Otherwise the Heartrending Story of Mr Heavysides"; story added to 1876 edition "A Mad Marriage"
John Jago's Ghost, or The Dead Alive, novella, 1874
The Frozen Deep: and Other Stories, play, novella and story collection, 1874
Includes play The Frozen Deep
The Law and the Lady, novel, 1875
The Two Destinies, novel, 1876
A Rogue's Life, novella, 1879
The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice, novel and story, 1879
Includes novel The Frozen Deep and story "My Lady's Money"
The Fallen Leaves, novel, 1879
Jezebel's Daughter, novel, 1880
Who Killed Zebedee?, novel, 1881
The Black Robe, novel, 1881
Heart And Science, novel, 1882–1883
The Evil Genius, novel, 1885
The Guilty River, novel, 1886
Little Novels, fourteen stories, 1887
"Mrs Zant and the Ghost", "Miss Morris and the Stranger", "Mr Cosway and the Landlady", "Mr Medhurst and the Princess", "Mr Lismore and the Widow", "Miss Jeromette and the Clergyman", "Miss Mina and the Groom", "Mr Lepel and the Housekeeper", "Mr Captain and the Nymph", "Mr Marmaduke and the Minister", "Mr Percy and the Prophet", "Miss Bertha and the Yankee", "Miss Dulane and My Lord", "Mr Policeman and the Cook"
Legacy Of Cain, novel, 1888
The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices, travelogue, play and story (all with Charles Dickens), 1890
Includes travelogue The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices and story "The Perils of Certain English Prisoners"
Blind Love, novel, completed by Walter Besant, 1895
Wilkie Collins: The Complete Shorter Fiction, story collection, ed. Julian Thompson, 1995
Incl. "Volpurno—or the Student", "The Last Stage Coachman", "The New Dragon of Wantley", "Victims of Circumstances: A Sad and Brave Life", "Victims of Circumstances: Farmer Fairweather", " Victims of Circumstances: The Hidden Cash"
Iolani, or Tahiti as It Was, novel (previously unpublished, written 1844), 1999
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