The 1700-1939 Book Club! discussion

This is for the author discussion of Wilkie Collins.

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I loved The Woman in White and I can't wait to read The Moonstone. I think he was a very underrated author.

He's my favorite so far. I loved The Woman in White and The Moonstone, but No Name is my favorite of his that I've read. Another great, but lesser known, is The Dead Secret. Excellent mystery! Am reading The Haunted Hotel next ... hopefully, this summer.

Martha wrote: "He's my favorite so far. I loved The Woman in White and The Moonstone, but No Name is my favorite of his that I've read. Another great, but lesser known, is The Dead Secret. Excellent mystery! Am r..."

Have you read The Haunted Hotel yet, Martha? I've just finished it and would love to hear what you thought of it!

I would also recommend Armadale - it's a huge great twisty story with some extremely memorable characters.

I haven't read it yet, Pip. I hope to soon though. I just retired and am reading quite a lot now. Will start it this month.

I am about half way though Moonstone and have been enjoying it. It has has been a pleasant surprise to find an author I like but hadn't heard of before!

He's great! My favorite. Glad you are enjoying The Moonstone.

Would love to get to The Moonstone sometime soon.

Collins rules!!! I love the classism.

ATTENTION ALL WILKIE COLLINS FANS:
I have a question. Collins wrote a few collaborative works with Charles Dickens. Since Dickens has such a strong following I find that often these works are available with all the chapters written by Collins... REMOVED!
Currently I am trying to hunt down e-book versions of those missing chapters so that I might read the works in their entirety- the way they were meant to be read.
Does anyone know the book The Wreck of the Golden Mary? Collings wrote two chapters entitled "John Steadiman's Account" and "The Deliverance" but, I do not know WHERE these chapters belong within the story. Does anyone know?
Thanks

Gigi wrote: "ATTENTION ALL WILKIE COLLINS FANS:
I have a question. Collins wrote a few collaborative works with Charles Dickens. Since Dickens has such a strong following I find that often these works are avail..."

No clue but good luck! Very interesting and sad they would remove the chapters/ Collins parts.

Jamie wrote: "Gigi wrote: "ATTENTION ALL WILKIE COLLINS FANS:
I have a question. Collins wrote a few collaborative works with Charles Dickens. Since Dickens has such a strong following I find that often these wo..."

Thanks Jamie. Just seems almost 'sacrilegious' to simply delete entire chapters out of a book, doesn't it?

Gigi wrote: "Jamie wrote: "Gigi wrote: "ATTENTION ALL WILKIE COLLINS FANS:
I have a question. Collins wrote a few collaborative works with Charles Dickens. Since Dickens has such a strong following I find that ..."

Very!

I've never heard of any publisher excising Collins in favour of Dickens in any book. This is an outrage.

Report the matter to the Goodreads librarian's group? They will send out the appropriate death-squad!

I really love Collins's books, his books full with soul, big soul and when we reads them we can see Collins's talent immediately. In first sentences.