![]() ![]() We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions.ĭownload Vampyres Genesis and Resurrection from Count Dracula to Vampirella Book in PDF, Epub and KindleĪn expanded, fully illustrated, and up-to-date edition of the classic cultural history of vampires Vampyres is a comprehensive and generously illustrated history and anthology of vampires in literature, from the folklore of eastern Europe to the Romantics and beyond. ![]() Eliot called it "the first, the longest, and the best of modern English detective novels.in a genre invented by Collins and not by Poe." Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. The Moonstone, meanwhile is seen by many as the first true detective novel - T. The 1860s saw Collins' creative high-point, and it was during this decade that he achieved fame and critical acclaim, with his four major novels, The Woman in White (1860), No Name (1862), Armadale (1866) and The Moonstone (1868). It was in 1848, a year after the death of his father, that he published his first book, The Memoirs of the Life of William Collins, Esq., R.A., to good reviews. In 1846, Collins became a law student at Lincoln's Inn, and was called to the bar in 1851, although he never practiced. Returning to England, Collins attended Cole's boarding school, and completed his education in 1841, after which he was apprenticed to the tea merchants Antrobus & Co. Born in Marylebone, London in 1824, Collins' family enrolled him at the Maida Hill Academy in 1835, but then took him to France and Italy with them between 18. This early work by Wilkie Collins was originally published in 1878. Download Miss Mina and the Groom A Shocking Story Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle ![]()
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