1991, ISBN: 1566635829

[EAN: 9781566635820], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Ivan R. Dee], AUTHORS, GREAT BRITAIN, LITERATURE, BIOGRAPHY, DETECTIVE FICTION, Jacket, THE SECRET LIFE OF WILKIE COLLINS by Will… Mehr…

[EAN: 9781566635820], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Ivan R. Dee], AUTHORS, GREAT BRITAIN, LITERATURE, BIOGRAPHY, DETECTIVE FICTION, Jacket, THE SECRET LIFE OF WILKIE COLLINS by William M. Clarke, hardcover with dust jacket (not price-clipped), illustrated with only two photos, 1991. BOOK CONDITION: very good. The text block and illustrations are in near fine condition with no tears, dog-ears, or marks. Not a library book nor remainder. No inscription nor signature of previous owner. There is a square spot on the first free endpaper where a bookstore tag may have been. Also, there is a tiny tear at the top of the first pastedown. Tight binding. The green & red cloth boards are in near fine condition (slight bumping of spine top). The dust jacket is in good condition (intact but some chipping along top edge). 9 ½ x 6 ½, 239 pages, 20 ounces. NOTE THAT SINCE THE BOOK WEIGHS OVER ONE POUND, THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING CHARGES IF YOU LIVE OUTSIDE THE U.S OR REQUIRE PRIORITY MAIL INSIDE USA. XX (From dust jacket) Author of The Moonstone and The Woman in White, Wilkie Collins is widely regarded as "the father of the detective story." How curious that his own life has puzzled investigators despite numerous attempts to unravel it. Collins lived a publicly Victorian existence as a contemporary of Dickens, Wordsworth, Coleridge, and Blake in mid-19th-century England. Yet upon his death he left a will dividing his estate equally -- between two mistresses. He also acknowledged the three children of one of these mistresses as his own. Earlier biographers have left considerable gaps in the telling of Collins' life. William Clarke, drawing upon information at last provided by Collins's offspring, has pieced together the truth behind the famous author's ménage å trois. In this splendidly readable book he uncovers and explores, with insight and sympathy, the private relationships of a fascinating writer. William M. Clarke, former city editor and financial editor of The Times of London and now a bank chairman, is married to Wilkie Collins's great grand- daughter. He has written several books on the city of London and its financial markets., Books<

2004, ISBN: 9781566635820

Ivan R Dee, Taschenbuch, 256 Seiten, Publiziert: 2004-10-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 0.4 kg, Sozialwissenschaft, Kategorien, Bücher, Englische & Irische Literatur, Europäische Lite… Mehr…

Ivan R Dee, Taschenbuch, 256 Seiten, Publiziert: 2004-10-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 0.4 kg, Sozialwissenschaft, Kategorien, Bücher, Englische & Irische Literatur, Europäische Literatur, Regionen & Kulturkreise, Literaturgeschichte & -kritik, Literatur & Fiktion, Autoren, Kunst & Literatur, Biografien & Erinnerungen, Biografische Lexika, Lexika, Hand- & Jahrbücher, Schule & Lernen, Politik & Geschichte, Fremdsprachige Bücher, Featured Categories, Englische Bücher, 7c9a6c79-19ea-4dea-90da-d7d47042d341_2301, 7c9a6c79-19ea-4dea-90da-d7d47042d341_0, Arborist Merchandising Root, acc906d0-2585-4921-a56f-3ff277850936_4901, acc906d0-2585-4921-a56f-3ff277850936_0, Special Features Stores, Taschenbücher, acc906d0-2585-4921-a56f-3ff277850936_4201, Ivan R Dee, 2004<