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Subject(s)

• Collins, Wilkie 1824-1889 [Browse]
• Novelists, English—19th century—Biography [Browse]
• Authors and publishers—Great Britain—History—19th century [Browse]
• Literature publishing—Great Britain—History—19th century [Browse]

Series

• Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press). Authors in context. [More in this series]
• Oxford world's classics. Authors in context

Summary note

Lyn Pykett offers a lively exploration of the novels of Wilkie Collins, author of the first recognised detective novel.

Bibliographic references

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-242) and index.
• Includes web resources.

Action note

Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)

Contents

• The Life of Wilkie Collins
• The Social Context
• The Literary Context
• Masters, Servants, and Married Women: Class and Social Mobility in Collins Novels
• Sex, Crime, Madness, and Empire
• Psychology and Science in Collins Novels
• Recontextualizing Collins: The Afterlife of Collins Novels.

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ISBN

0192840347 (alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2005001541

OCLC

57579272

International Article Number

• 9780192840349

RCP

H - S

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