| Title: | Collins, William Wilkie (1824-1889): Novelist, playwright, author |
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| Description: | Collins, William Wilkie (1824-1889): Called Wilkie by his friends, he wrote many articles for Charles Dickens' Household Words and produced thirty novels in his lifetime. The Moonstone (1868) is sometimes called the first detective novel and The Woman in White is an archetypical "sensation" novel. He lived a Bohemian life, loving good food and fine wines to excess. |
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| 1st Performance: | Dec 26, 1867 |
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| Theatre: | Adelphi |
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| Source: | Picture by Elliott and Fry of 55 Baker Street, taken possibly in 1871. Library of Congress, Carries notation "No known restrictions on publication."; 1871 (2011-11-13, according to EXIF data); Photographer Elliott and Fry. Located on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilkie_Collins; http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3c34810., Jan 1, 1871 |
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Picture by Elliott and Fry of 55 Baker Street, taken possibly in 1871. Library of Congress, Carries notation "No known restrictions on publication."; 1871 (2011-11-13, according to EXIF data); Photographer Elliott and Fry. Located on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilkie_Collins; http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3c34810., Jan 1, 1871
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