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Biography & Autobiography, A gripping short biography of the extraordinary Wilkie Collins, author of The Moonstone and The Woman in White , two early masterpieces of mystery and detection. Short and oddly built, with a head too big for his body, extremely nearsighted, unable to stay still, dressed in colorful clothes, Wilkie Collins looked distinctly strange. But he was nonetheless a charmer, befriended by the great, loved by children, irresistibly attractive to womenand avidly read by generations of readers. Peter Ackroyd follows his hero, "the sweetest-tempered of all the Victorian novelists," fromCollins' childhood as the son of a well-known artist to his struggling beginnings as a writer, his years of fame, and his lifelong friendship with that other great London chronicler, Charles Dickens. In addition to his enduring masterpieces, The Moonstone often called the first true detective noveland the sensational The Woman in White , he produced an intriguing array of lesser known works. Told with Ackroyd's inimitable verve, this is a ravishingly entertaining life of a great storyteller, full of surprises, rich in humor and sympathetic understanding. From the Hardcover edition. eBook.

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used books,books, Wilkie Collins: A Brief Life (Ackroyd's Brief Lives), A gripping short biography of the extraordinary Wilkie Collins, author of�The Moonstone�and�The Woman in White, two early masterpieces of mystery and detection.�����Short and oddly built, with a head too big for his body, extremely near-sighted, unable to stay still, dressed in colorful clothes, Wilkie Collins looked distinctly strange. But he was nonetheless a charmer, befriended by the great, loved by children, irresistibly attractive to women-and avidly read by generations of readers. Peter Ackroyd follows his hero, "the sweetest-tempered of all the Victorian novelists," from his childhood as the son of a well-known artist to his struggling beginnings as a writer, his years of fame and his lifelong friendship with the other great London chronicler, Charles Dickens. As well as his enduring masterpieces,�The Moonstone-often called the first true detective novel-and the sensational�The Woman in White, he produced an intriguing array of lesser known works. Told with Ackroyd's inimitable verve, this is a ravishingly entertaining life of a great storyteller, full of surprises, rich in humor and sympathetic understanding.

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Erscheinungsdatum: 12.08.2018, Medium: Buch, Einband: Gebunden, Titel: Die Tolle Komtess, Vol. 1 of 2, Titelzusatz: Roman (Classic Reprint), Autor: Wolzogen, Ernst Von, Verlag: Forgotten Books, Sprache: Deutsch, Schlagworte: COOKING // General, Rubrik: Essen und Trinken // Allgemeines, Lexika, Seiten: 332, Informationen: 78:B&W 6 x 9 in or 229 x 152 mm Blue Cloth w/Jacket on White w/Gloss Lam, Gewicht: 598 gr, Verkäufer: averdo.

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A Brief Life, A Brief Life.