Armadale

by Wilkie Collins, CatharineC. Peters (Editor)

Overview

Armadale tells the devastating story of the independent, murderous, and adulterous Lydia Gwilt. This traditional melodrama also considers the modern theme of the role of women in society.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780191605536
Publisher:	OUP Oxford
Publication date:	03/04/1999
Series:	Oxford World's Classics Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Wilkie Collins (1824–1889), born William Wilkie Collins, spent a portion of his childhood traveling across Europe. He was educated in England, Italy and France before entering an apprenticeship at a local tea merchant. He also studied law and began a writing career, publishing his first story “The Last Stage Coachman” in 1843. Collins would go on to produce more than 30 novels, becoming one of the premier architects of the modern English detective story.

Date of Birth:

December 8, 1824

Date of Death:

September 23, 1889

Place of Birth:

London, England

Place of Death:

London, England

Education:

Studied law at Lincoln¿s Inn, London