After Dark: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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After Dark is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Collins, Wilkie (1824–1889).
Catalogue synopsis
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"After Dark" by Wilkie Collins is a collection of six short stories first published in 1856. The tales are united by a framing narrative: a portrait-painter forbidden from working must rely on his wife to transcribe his stories for publication to avoid destitution. Each story—featuring terribly strange beds, stolen letters, and mysterious masks—comes from a different narrator, creating a tapestry of suspenseful tales originally published in Charles Dickens's magazine Household Words.
Book and edition facts
- Title: After Dark
- Author credits: Collins, Wilkie (1824–1889)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Diary fiction
- England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction
- Mystery fiction
- Short stories, English
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- Category: British Literature
- Category: Short Stories
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