Basil [Large Print] [Paperback]

Wilkie Collins (Author)

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Publication Date: August 8, 2008

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Wilkie Collins's Basil (1852) is the story of a young naive man of a noble family who falls in love at first sight with a poor but beautiful young lady. Afraid of his stern father, he secretly marries her, but he is thoroughly shocked to discover her affair with Robert Mannion, her father's clerk. Collins unveils the connections between Mannion and Basil's father and accounts for the venom of Mannion's revenge.

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About the Author

A popular and influential English novelist, dramatist, and short story writer, Wilkie Collins (1824-1889) was the son of a famous landscape painter, William Collins. Renowned for his sensational mysteries and romances, he is hailed as the inventor of the detective novel. Collins was a lawyer by training. Among his most famous works are The Woman in White (1860), The Moonstone (1867), and No Name (1862).

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: ReadHowYouWant (August 8, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1427050198
• ISBN-13: 978-1427050199
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,998,075 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)