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Mad Monkton and Other Stories

Mad Monkton and Other Stories( )
Author: Collins, Wilkie
Editor: Page, Norman
As told to: Al-Solaylee, Kamal
Series title:Oxford World's Classics Ser.
ISBN:978-0-19-282260-4
Publication Date:Jan 1994
Publisher:Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $14.95
Book Description:

Wilkie Collins established a reputation for himself as a highly readable storyteller. This engaging collection spanning thirty years displays his characteristic powers with twelve short stories from a number of genres. He explores the uncanny peculiarities of everyday life, as well as its underside, offers haunting ghost stories, and makes an important contribution to the newly emerging form of the detective novel.

Book Details
Pages:424
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / Literary
Fiction / Short Stories (Single Author)
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):11.43 x 18.567 x 1.778 cm
Book Weight:0.215 Kilograms
Author Biography
Collins, Wilkie (Author)
Wilkie Collins was born in London, England on January 8, 1824. He worked first in business and then law, but eventually turned to literature. During his lifetime, he wrote 30 novels, more than 60 short stories, at least 14 plays, and more than 100 non-fiction pieces. His works include Antonia, The Woman in White, The Moonstone, The Haunted Hotel, and Heart and Science. He was a close friend of Charles Dickens and collaborated with him. He died on September 23, 1889.

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