Wilkie Collins is a british writer of s.XIX, internationally known of being the pioneer of detective fiction novels, earlier than Arthur Connan Doyle.
He was born the 8th of January of 1824 and he studied during his childhood in Matilda School Academy. His academic life was interrupted as he had to move with his family for two years to France and Italy where he had his first love. When he returned, he decided to abandon his education and to start a new job as an apprentice of tea merchant. During this time, he started writing and got published ‘The Last Stage Coachman’ appearing in Douglas Jerrold’s Illuminated Magazine in August 1843. Then, he turned into a lawyer, although he never practised that profession. However, he became successful with the detective novel, “The moonstone” and since then, he never stopped writing. Wilkie was also very close to one of the best english writers: Dickens, who influenced him in theatre and narrative novels.
Wilkie also sufferred from some illnesses and he died the 23rd of September of 1889 due to an accident and his breathing problems.
His carrer was full of good and fascinating books, the most important in his professional career were:
Women in white
No name
Armadale
Other compositions that he wrote during his life were:
Basil (1852)
Hide and Seek (1854)
The Dead Secret (1856)
The Frozen Deep (1857), a play co-written with Charles Dickens
«A House to Let» (1858), a short story co-written with Charles Dickens, Elizabeth Gaskell and Adelaide Anne Procter
«The Haunted House» a short story co-written with Charles Dickens, Elizabeth Gaskell, Adelaide Anne Proctor, George Sala and Hesba Stretton
No Thoroughfare (1867), a story and play co-written with Charles Dickens
Man and Wife (1870)
Poor Miss Finch (1872), dedicated to Frances Minto Elliot
The Law and the Lady (1875)
The Black Robe (1881)
Heart And Science (1882-1883)
THE MOONSTONE by Wilkie Collins 