Wilkie Collins
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The "Christmas Story" (often a "Christmas Ghost Story") was a popular Victorian tradition. Charles Dickens, who surely needs no introduction today, took part with gusto, penning dozens of Christmas tales (the most famous being A Christmas Carol). We are delighted to include not just the standard fare of A Christmas Carol, but a total of 25 great stories (more than 1,000 pages!) Dickens penned for Yuletide reading in this volume. Included
...102) Callejón sin salida
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Novela de suspenso de Charles Dickens y Wilkie Collins que plantea una serie de misterios, conformando una trama atrapante. En la sección Aquí y ahora, se apela a los saberes informales de los lectores sobre el género suspenso. En Enfoques para analizar, se trabaja el concepto de novela y, en particular, las características de la novela.
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A very unusual collection of intriguing tales all of which involve the 'paranormal' (beyond the scope of normal investigation or explanation). From the famous Dickens story The Signalman to the terrifying Poe story of The Black Cat which seeks to gain revenge for the death of one of her kittens, from two werewolf stories, Sredni Vashtar and The Werewolf to Edgar Wallace's gripping The Man of the Night. Wilkie Collins and M.R. James completes this...
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This sixth volume of The Greatest Mysteries of All Time offers a variety of works by some of the most lauded writers in the field of suspense and literature. This engaging collection includes stories by 19th and early 20th century greats such as Wilkie Collins and Edith Wharton, as well as more modern fare from the pen of John Gardner, author of several James Bond novels. Literary fans will be riveted by Aldous Huxley's brilliant "The Gioconda Smile,"...
106) A House to Let
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A fantastic experiment in literary collaboration by Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, Elizabeth Gaskell and Adelaide Ann Procter. Dickens wrote the outline for this short Christmas story, as well as the chapter 'Going into Society' and co-writing the first and last chapters with fellow author Wilkie Collins, who also contributed the chapter 'Trottle's Report'. Gaskell and Proctor provided the chapters 'The Manchester Marriage' and 'Three Evenings in...
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