Four Mysteries by Wilkie Collins (4v.) - Folio Society edition

Four Mysteries by Wilkie Collins (4v.)

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Four Mysteries by Wilkie Collins (4v.) - Folio Society edition
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Four Mysteries by Wilkie Collins (4v.)
Folio Society
Mystery & Crime

Four Mysteries by Wilkie Collins (4v.)

Wilkie Collins
Edition year 1992
Binding Buckram
Illustrator Alexy Pendle
Volumes 4
Weight 5 Kg
Pages Vol. 1: 522; Vol. 2: 588; Vol. 3: 634; Vol. 4: 426
Dimensions 24 × 16 cm

Edition details

Four Mysteries by Wilkie Collins (4v.). All illustrated by Alexy Pendle. Full green buckram with a Victorian pastiche design in black and gold by Jonathan Hitchen, cream endleaves. Green four-volume slipcase decorated and titled in gold. 24 x 16 cm. 1. The Woman in White, introduced by Ruth Rendell, twelve leaves of illustrations, 522pp. 2. No Name, introduced by Kenneth Robinson, twelve leaves of illustrations, 588 pp. 3. Armadale, introduced by Tim Heald, twelve leaves of illustrations, 634 pp. 4. The Moonstone, introduced by P.D. James, twelve leaves of illustrations, 426 pp. The Woman in White and The Moonstone had previously been published by the Folio Society (i.e. Second Editions).

About the book

This four-volume collection brings together major mystery and sensation novels by Wilkie Collins, one of the great pioneers of Victorian crime and suspense fiction. Collins developed intricate plots involving hidden identities, disputed inheritances, secrets and criminal schemes, frequently using multiple narrators to reveal different parts of the mystery. His work played an important role in the development of modern detective fiction and remains admired for its atmosphere, ingenuity and psychological tension.

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