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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Based on a true story
The Dead alive is a short story/novella written by Wilkie Collins based on a true story (according to his author notes). An Englishman has worked himself near to death, and goes to America to rest up. There he goes to a household and observes the interplay of the residents. This leads to murder, apparently. Being Wilkie Collins,...
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Well written potboiler
Very readable longish short story that suggests but finally eschews supernatural explanations based, as it is, on a real life case. Collins is one of those fascinating Victorian authors (vide Swinburne or the inimitable Oscar) whose lives defied the conventions of their time. Well worth reading for the price.
Published 3 months ago by Mark Grieveson
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Based on a true story,
This review is from: The Dead Alive (Kindle Edition)
The Dead alive is a short story/novella written by Wilkie Collins based on a true story (according to his author notes).
An Englishman has worked himself near to death, and goes to America to rest up. There he goes to a household and observes the interplay of the residents. This leads to murder, apparently. Being Wilkie Collins, it's no surprise that it is well written. A quick read, free, Wilkie Collins - well worth the time.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Well written potboiler,
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This review is from: The Dead Alive (Kindle Edition)
Very readable longish short story that suggests but finally eschews supernatural explanations based, as it is, on a real life case. Collins is one of those fascinating Victorian authors (vide Swinburne or the inimitable Oscar) whose lives defied the conventions of their time. Well worth reading for the price.
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Wilkie Collins's The Dead Alive: The Novel, the Case, and Wrongful Convictions by Wilkie Collins (Hardcover - December 7, 2005)
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