William Wilkie Collins
After Dark.: Mystery fiction
Paperback
(CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform April 27, 2018)
After Dark is a collection of six short stories by Wilkie Collins, first published in 1856. It was the author's first collection of short stories. Five of the stories were previously published in Household Words, a magazine edited by Charles Dickens.The stories are linked by a narrative framework. At the beginning and end of the book are "Leaves from Leah's Diary": William Kerby, a travelling portrait-painter, is in danger of losing his sight, and is required by his doctor to cease painting for a while. His wife Leah realizes that destitution threatens. He is a good story-teller, and Leah has the idea of writing down his stories and publishing them. Each story has a prologue, which was added to the original story that appeared in Household Words.
- ISBN
- 1717449344 / 9781717449344
- Pages
- 214
- Weight
- 19.2 oz.
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 0.5 in.
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