The Evil Genius - Collins, Wilkie

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Résumé :
The Evil Genius is a novel written by Wilkie Collins, a renowned English author of the 19th century. The story follows the life of a young woman named Rosamund Frankland, who is forced to marry a wealthy and powerful man named Lionel Turlington. However, Rosamund soon discovers that her husband is a cruel and manipulative person who is involved in several illegal activities.As the story progresses, Rosamund becomes increasingly isolated and trapped in her marriage, with no one to turn to for help. However, she eventually meets a young lawyer named Sydney Westerfield, who becomes her ally and helps her fight against her husband's evil schemes.The novel is a gripping tale of love, betrayal, and revenge, and explores themes of gender roles, power dynamics, and morality. It is a classic example of Victorian literature and has been praised for its complex characters, intricate plot, and vivid descriptions of 19th-century England.Overall, The Evil Genius is a must-read for fans of classic literature and anyone interested in exploring the darker aspects of human nature.The conventional graduations in the outward expression of grief, which lead from black clothing to gray, formed no part of this afflicted lady's system of mourning. She laid her best blue walking dress and her new bonnet to match on the bed, and admired them to her heart's content. Her discarded garments were left on the floor.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work....

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William Wilkie Collins was an English novelist and playwright best known for The Woman in White (1859), a mystery and early sensation novel, and The Moonstone (1868), which established many of the ground rules of the modern detective novel and may be the first clear example of the police procedural genre. Born to London painter William Collins and his wife, Harriet Geddes, he moved to Italy with them when he was twelve years old, spending two years there and in France learning both Italian and French. Collins was born at 11 New Cavendish Street in London, the son of William Collins, a well-known Royal Academician landscape painter, and his wife, Harriet Geddes. Named after his father, he quickly became recognized by his second name, which honors his godfather, painter David Wilkie. The family relocated to Pond Street, Hampstead, around 1826. In 1828, Collins' brother Charles Allston Collins was born. Between 1829 and 1830, the Collins family relocated twice: first to Hampstead Square and subsequently to Porchester Terrace in Bayswater. Wilkie and Charles received an early education from their mother at home. The Collins family was very religious, and Collins' mother insisted on strict church attendance for her boys, which Wilkie detested....