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No Name
Wilkie Collins
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Description for No Name
Paperback. After the tragic deaths of their parents, Magdalen and Norah discover the devastating news that they are both illegitimate and not entitled to any inheritance. Norah is forced to become a governess to earn her keep but Magdalen has grander plans and embarks on an elaborate scheme of revenge against her cold-hearted relatives. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 42. Weight in Grams: 540.
'A masterpiece' The Times
After the tragic deaths of their parents, Magdalen and Norah discover the devastating news that they are both illegitimate and not entitled to any inheritance. Norah is forced to become a governess to earn her keep but Magdalen has grander plans and embarks on an elaborate scheme of revenge against her cold-hearted relatives.
INCLUDES 'MRS ZANT AND THE GHOST'
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
784
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
784
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099519027
SKU
V9780099519027
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About Wilkie Collins
Wilkie Collins was born in London on 8 January 1824. His father was the landscape painter William Collins. After school he worked for a tea merchant before studying to become a lawyer. In 1848 he published a biography of his father and his first novel, Antonina, followed in 1850. In 1851 he met Charles Dickens who would later edit and ... Read more
Reviews for No Name
A relatively unknown masterpiece
The Times
Magdalen, a woman who resists the Victorian idea of the angel in the house and proves to be unscrupulous in her fight for survival against poverty and prejudice, employing disguise and deceit to win back what she believes is rightfully hers
Observer
Dizzyingly readable, with a feminist anti-heroine up to ... Read more
The Times
Magdalen, a woman who resists the Victorian idea of the angel in the house and proves to be unscrupulous in her fight for survival against poverty and prejudice, employing disguise and deceit to win back what she believes is rightfully hers
Observer
Dizzyingly readable, with a feminist anti-heroine up to ... Read more