Armadale

Wilkie Collins

Dodo Press, 2005 - Fiction - 712 pages

Large format paper back for easy reading. One of the main precursors to modern crime/suspense fiction, featuring 'Dickensian' heroes and villains.

About the author

Wilkie Collins was born in London, England on January 8, 1824. He worked first in business and then law, but eventually turned to literature. During his lifetime, he wrote 30 novels, more than 60 short stories, at least 14 plays, and more than 100 non-fiction pieces. His works include Antonia, The Woman in White, The Moonstone, The Haunted Hotel, and Heart and Science. He was a close friend of Charles Dickens and collaborated with him. He died on September 23, 1889.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Armadale
• Author: Wilkie Collins
• Publisher: Dodo Press, 2005
• ISBN: 1905432143, 9781905432141
• Length: 712 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Classics; Fiction / Literary; Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General