Wilkie Collins's Library A Reconstruction

Wilkie Collins (1824-1889) is a major British Victorian novelist, dramatist, short story writer, and journalist. He has been the subject of two recent biographies, and a revival of interest in his works is now under way. An indispensable reference for scholars interested in Collins and Victorian literature, this book includes a narrative discussion of the contents of his library and its auction and provides annotated entries for individual items. In reconstructing his library, this reference offers a thorough analysis of the books he owned and his response to them and thus illuminates Collins as a reader and writer.