BASIL

By Wilkie Collins



CONTENTS

LETTER OF DEDICATION.

BASIL.

PART I.

PART II.

PART III.

LETTERS IN CONCLUSION.








THE DEAD ALIVE

By Wilkie Collins



CONTENTS

CHAPTER I. THE SICK MAN
CHAPTER II. THE NEW FACES
CHAPTER III. THE MOONLIGHT MEETING
CHAPTER IV. THE BEECHEN STICK
CHAPTER V. THE NEWS FROM NARRABEE
CHAPTER VI. THE LIME-KILN
CHAPTER VII. THE MATERIALS IN THE DEFENSE
CHAPTER VIII.    THE CONFESSION
CHAPTER IX. THE ADVERTISEMENT
CHAPTER X. THE SHERIFF AND THE GOVERNOR
CHAPTER XI. THE PEBBLE AND THE WINDOW
CHAPTER XII. THE END OF IT








HEART AND SCIENCE

A Story of the Present Time

By Wilkie Collins



CONTENTS


I. PREFACE TO READERS IN GENERAL

II. TO READERS IN PARTICULAR.


CHAPTER I.

CHAPTER II.

CHAPTER III.

CHAPTER IV.

CHAPTER V.

CHAPTER VI.

CHAPTER VII.

CHAPTER VIII.

CHAPTER IX.

CHAPTER X.

CHAPTER XI.

CHAPTER XII.

CHAPTER XIII.

CHAPTER XIV.

CHAPTER XV.

CHAPTER XVI.

CHAPTER XVII.

CHAPTER XVIII.

CHAPTER XIX.

CHAPTER XX.

CHAPTER XXI.

CHAPTER XXII.

CHAPTER XXIII.

CHAPTER XXIV.

CHAPTER XXV.

CHAPTER XXVI.

CHAPTER XXVII.

CHAPTER XXVIII.

CHAPTER XXIX.

CHAPTER XXX.

CHAPTER XXXI.

CHAPTER XXXII.

CHAPTER XXXIII.

CHAPTER XXXIV.

CHAPTER XXXV.

CHAPTER XXXVI.

CHAPTER XXXVII.

CHAPTER XXXVIII.

CHAPTER XXXIX.

CHAPTER XL.

CHAPTER XLI.

CHAPTER XLII.

CHAPTER XLIII.

CHAPTER XLIV.

CHAPTER XLV.

CHAPTER XLVI.

CHAPTER XLVII.

CHAPTER XLVIII.

CHAPTER XLIX.

CHAPTER L.

CHAPTER LI.

CHAPTER LII.

CHAPTER LIII.

CHAPTER LIV.

CHAPTER LV.

CHAPTER LVI.

CHAPTER LVII.

CHAPTER LVIII.

CHAPTER LIX.

CHAPTER LX.

CHAPTER LXI.

CHAPTER LXII.

CHAPTER LXIII.







HIDE AND SEEK

By Wilkie Collins



CONTENTS

PREFACE TO THE REVISED EDITION

OPENING CHAPTER. A CHILD’S SUNDAY
BOOK I. THE HIDING
CHAPTER I. A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD, AND A STRANGE CHARACTER
CHAPTER II. MR. BLYTH IN HIS STUDIO
CHAPTER III. MADONNA’S CHILDHOOD
CHAPTER IV. MADONNA’S MOTHER
CHAPTER V. MADONNA’S MISFORTUNE
CHAPTER VI. MADONNA GOES TO LONDON
CHAPTER VII. MADONNA IN HER NEW HOME
CHAPTER VIII. MENTOR AND TELEMACHUS
CHAPTER IX. THE TRIBULATIONS OF ZACK
CHAPTER X. MR. BLYTH’S DRAWING ACADEMY
CHAPTER XI. THE BREWING OF THE STORM
BOOK II. THE SEEKING
CHAPTER I. THE MAN WITH THE BLACK SKULL-CAP
CHAPTER II. THE PRODIGAL’S RETURN
CHAPTER III. THE SEARCH BEGUN
CHAPTER IV. FATE WORKS, WITH ZACK FOR AN INSTRUMENT
CHAPTER V. FATE WORKS, WITH MR. BLYTH FOR AN INSTRUMENT
CHAPTER VI. THE FINDING OF THE CLUE
CHAPTER VII. THE BOX OF LETTERS
CHAPTER VIII. JOANNA GRICE’S NARRATIVE
CHAPTER IX. MORE DISCOVERIES
CHAPTER X. THE SQUAW’S MIXTURE
CHAPTER XI. THE GARDEN DOOR
CHAPTER XII. THE HAIR BRACELET
CHAPTER XIII. THE SEARCH FOR ARTHUR CARR
CHAPTER XIV. MARY’S GRAVE
CHAPTER XV. THE DISCOVERY OF ARTHUR CARR
CHAPTER XVI. THE DAY OF RECKONING
CHAPTER XVII. MATTHEW GRICE’S REVENGE
CLOSING CHAPTER. A YEAR AND A HALF AFTERWARDS








THE FALLEN LEAVES

By Wilkie Collins



CONTENTS


THE PROLOGUE

THE STORY


BOOK THE FIRST. AMELIUS AMONG THE SOCIALISTS

CHAPTER 1

CHAPTER 2

CHAPTER 3

CHAPTER 4

CHAPTER 5


BOOK THE SECOND. AMELIUS IN LONDON

CHAPTER 1

CHAPTER 2


BOOK THE THIRD. MRS. FARNABY’S FOOT

CHAPTER 1

CHAPTER 2

CHAPTER 3

CHAPTER 4


BOOK THE FOURTH. LOVE AND MONEY

CHAPTER 1

CHAPTER 2

CHAPTER 3

CHAPTER 4


BOOK THE FIFTH. THE FATAL LECTURE

CHAPTER 1

CHAPTER 2

CHAPTER 3

CHAPTER 4

CHAPTER 5

CHAPTER 6


BOOK THE SIXTH. FILIA DOLOROSA

CHAPTER 1

CHAPTER 2

CHAPTER 3

CHAPTER 4

CHAPTER 5

CHAPTER 6


BOOK THE SEVENTH. THE VANISHING HOPES

CHAPTER 1

CHAPTER 2

CHAPTER 3

CHAPTER 4

CHAPTER 5

CHAPTER 6


BOOK THE EIGHTH. DAME NATURE DECIDES

CHAPTER 1

CHAPTER 2

CHAPTER 3

CHAPTER 4

CHAPTER 5

CHAPTER 6

CHAPTER 7

CHAPTER 8

CHAPTER 9

CHAPTER 10

CHAPTER 11

CHAPTER 12








THE HAUNTED HOTEL

A Mystery of Modern Venice

Wilkie Collins (1824-1889)



CONTENTS

THE FIRST PART

CHAPTER I CHAPTER II CHAPTER III CHAPTER IV  



THE SECOND PART

CHAPTER V CHAPTER VI CHAPTER VII CHAPTER VIII CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X CHAPTER XI CHAPTER XII    



THE THIRD PART

CHAPTER XIII CHAPTER XIV CHAPTER XV    



THE FOURTH PART

CHAPTER XVI CHAPTER XVII CHAPTER XVIII CHAPTER XIX CHAPTER XX
CHAPTER XXI CHAPTER XXII CHAPTER XXIII CHAPTER XXIV CHAPTER XXV
CHAPTER XXVI CHAPTER XXVII CHAPTER XXVIII    








THE WOMAN IN WHITE

By Wilkie Collins



CONTENTS

First Epoch

    
THE STORY BEGUN BY WALTER HARTRIGHT
    
THE STORY CONTINUED BY VINCENT GILMORE
    
THE STORY CONTINUED BY MARIAN HALCOMBE


Second Epoch

     THE STORY CONTINUED BY MARIAN HALCOMBE.
    
THE STORY CONTINUED BY FREDERICK FAIRLIE, ESQ.
    
THE STORY CONTINUED BY ELIZA MICHELSON
    

THE STORY CONTINUED IN SEVERAL NARRATIVES

         1. THE NARRATIVE OF HESTER PINHORN
        
2. THE NARRATIVE OF THE DOCTOR
        
3. THE NARRATIVE OF JANE GOULD
        
4. THE NARRATIVE OF THE TOMBSTONE
        
5. THE NARRATIVE OF WALTER HARTRIGHT


Third Epoch

     THE STORY CONTINUED BY WALTER HARTRIGHT
    
THE STORY CONTINUED BY MRS. CATHERICK
    
THE STORY CONTINUED BY WALTER HARTRIGHT
    
THE STORY CONTINUED BY ISIDOR, OTTAVIO, BALDASSARE FOSCO
    
THE STORY CONCLUDED BY WALTER HARTRIGHT