Books by Collins

AuthorBooks · Second hand1824-1889

Collins is a surname. There are many alternative spellings or related surnames.

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4.6

Author: Collins

Tapa blanda

$22.27$158.79

4.5

Author: Collins

Libro de bolsillo

$39.71

4.0

Author: Collins

Tapa blanda

$30.03

Birth

1824

Death

1889

Biography

Collins is a surname. There are many alternative spellings or related surnames.

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Biography adapted from Wikipedia (text shortened). View article · CC BY-SA 4.0

Wilkie Collins is considered the father of the modern detective novel thanks to his masterpiece, The Moonstone.

Before dedicating himself to literature, he worked as a clerk for a tea merchant.

He grew up surrounded by art, as he was the son of the renowned painter William Collins.

He maintained a close friendship and professional collaboration with the famous writer Charles Dickens.

During his youth, he lived in Italy and France, which allowed him to become fluent in both languages.