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Wilkie Collins
1824 – 1889, english
Armadale
Edited with an Introduction and Notes by
John Sutherland
This intricately plotted Victorian
melodrama draws on the substance and
style of the popular press of the day:
fraud, bigamy, drug addiction, and
domestic poisonings all make appearances
as Collins chronicles the evil ways of a
spectacularly beautiful but unscrupulous
woman.
752 pp. 978-0-14-043411-8 $15.00
The Law and the Lady
Edited with an Introduction by
David Skilton
Here Collins introduced one of English
literature’s earliest woman detectives,
Valeria Woodville, who investigates the
murder of her husband’s first wife in an
attempt to prove his innocence.
432 pp. 978-0-14-043607-5 $12.00
The Moonstone
Edited with an Introduction by
Sandra Kemp
The Moonstone, a priceless yellow
diamond, is looted from an Indian temple
and given to Rachel Verinder on her
eighteenth birthday, only to be stolen
again that very night.
528 pp. 978-0-14-043408-8 $9.00
Penguin Readers Guide Available
“The first, the longest, and the best of modern
english detective novels.” —t. s. e l i o t
No Name
Edited with an Introduction and Notes by
Mark Ford
In a tale of courage and confrontation
in the world of rigid Victorian society,
Collins creates a vivid and disturbing view
of the hypocrisy inherent in the upper
class.
640 pp. 978-0-14-043397-5 $16.00
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The Woman in White
Edited with an Introduction by
Matthew Sweet
This thriller, revolving around the
identities of two mysterious women,
caused great excitement when it was
published in 1860 and continues to
enthrall.
720 pp. 978-0-14-143961-7 $9.00
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Carlo Collodi
1826 – 1890, italian (b. Florence)
Pinocchio
Original Translation by M. A. Murray
Revised by G. Tassinari
Illustrations by Charles Folkard
Introduction by Jack Zipes
Italy’s most famous fairy tale recounts the
adventures of a mischievous puppet that
becomes a boy. This sly and imaginative
novel, alternately catastrophic and
ridiculous, takes Pinocchio from one
predicament to the next, and finally to an
optimistic, if uncertain, ending.
224 pp. 978-0-14-243706-3 $12.00