Wilkie Collins
No Name
language
( Jan. 7, 2019)
But before they marry, Mr. Vanstone is killed in a train crash and Mrs. Vanstone
dies in childbirth. The girls discover from the lawyer, Mr. Pendril, that their
parents have only been married for a few months, and their wedding invalidated
the will which left everything to the daughters.
Since the daughters are illegitimate, they have no name, no rights, and no
property. Combe-Raven and the entire family fortune are inherited by Andrew's
older brother, Michael Vanstone, who has been bitterly estranged from the family
for many years. He refuses to provide any support for the orphaned young
women. With the help only of their governess Miss Garth, they set out to make
their own way in the world.
Scene Two is set in York, where Magdalen is found by Captain Wragge, a distant
relative of her mother's, who confesses that he is a professional swindler. He
helps her in getting started on the stage in return for a share of the proceeds. His
wife Matilda, whom he married for an expected inheritance, is physically huge
and kindly but mentally slow; she has to be supervised like a child.
dies in childbirth. The girls discover from the lawyer, Mr. Pendril, that their
parents have only been married for a few months, and their wedding invalidated
the will which left everything to the daughters.
Since the daughters are illegitimate, they have no name, no rights, and no
property. Combe-Raven and the entire family fortune are inherited by Andrew's
older brother, Michael Vanstone, who has been bitterly estranged from the family
for many years. He refuses to provide any support for the orphaned young
women. With the help only of their governess Miss Garth, they set out to make
their own way in the world.
Scene Two is set in York, where Magdalen is found by Captain Wragge, a distant
relative of her mother's, who confesses that he is a professional swindler. He
helps her in getting started on the stage in return for a share of the proceeds. His
wife Matilda, whom he married for an expected inheritance, is physically huge
and kindly but mentally slow; she has to be supervised like a child.
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