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fa-arrow-to-bottom"></i></a></div></div><div id="hiddenpostarea"></div><section class="not_boxed" id="msgs"><div class="fp" id="fp7676844"><a class="anchor" name="unread"></a> <div style="height: 1px;"> </div><h3 class="mh firstmsg" id="mh7676844"><a class="anchor" name="7676844"></a><a href="/topic/337419#7676844" class="b">1</a><span class="" ><a href="/profile/AnnieMod">AnnieMod</a></span><div class="mi">Dec 10, 2021, 6:54 pm <a class="tj" href="#" onclick="scrollTo(0,0);" title="Return to top"><i class="fas fa-arrow-to-top"></i></a></div></h3> <div class="mT" id="mg7676844">In the shortest month of the year, we will be discussing one of the big Victorian authors: <a href="/author/collinswilkie" rel="nofollow" target="_top">Wilkie Collins</a> (1824–1889). <br><br>Considered the father of the sensation novel (a genre which later turned into the modern genres of detective novels and suspense), he also wrote stories, plays (two of them co-written with Charles Dickens). <br><br><a href="/work/15585" data-workid="15585" data-title="The-Woman-in-White" rel="nofollow" target="_top">The Woman in White</a> and <a href="/work/30888" data-workid="30888" data-title="The-Moonstone" rel="nofollow" target="_top">The Moonstone</a> are his two most popular novels. Both of them (together with some of his other novel) had been adapted for theater, film and radio multiple times. <br><br>What do you plan to read this month? And if you had read him before - which is your favorite novel written by him?</div></div><div class="fp" id="fp7676875"><div style="height: 1px;"> </div><h3 class="mh" id="mh7676875"><a class="anchor" name="7676875"></a><a class="anchor" name="n7676844"></a><a href="/topic/337419#7676875" class="b">2</a><span class="" ><a href="/profile/cindydavid4">cindydavid4</a></span><div class="mi">Edited: Dec 10, 2021, 7:36 pm <a class="tj" href="#" onclick="scrollTo(0,0);" title="Return to top"><i class="fas fa-arrow-to-top"></i></a></div></h3> <div class="mT" id="mg7676875">Ive read both of those but my favorite is <a href="/work/884395" data-workid="884395" data-title="The-Queen-of-Hearts" rel="nofollow" target="_top">queen of hearts</a>. In a lesser writer this great story could have been trite and silly. But its darling, and lots of fun (and this is one of those times when its ok to be a somewhat sweet story)! I'll probably reread this. Any recommendations to another of his that is similar? Oh and I just realized that we share birthdays! (January 8!) almost two hundred years apart.<br><br>what are the plays he cowrote with dickens?</div></div><div class="fp" id="fp7676902"><div style="height: 1px;"> </div><h3 class="mh" id="mh7676902"><a class="anchor" name="7676902"></a><a class="anchor" name="n7676875"></a><a href="/topic/337419#7676902" class="b">3</a><span class="" ><a href="/profile/AnnieMod">AnnieMod</a></span><div class="mi">Edited: Dec 10, 2021, 10:22 pm <a class="tj" href="#" onclick="scrollTo(0,0);" title="Return to top"><i class="fas fa-arrow-to-top"></i></a></div></h3> <div class="mT" id="mg7676902"><a href="#7676875">>2 cindydavid4:</a> <a href="/work/67942" data-workid="67942" data-title="The-Frozen-Deep" rel="nofollow" target="_top">The Frozen Deep</a> which got a lot of editorial assistance by Dickens so is considered a collaboration. Collins reworked it into a novella later (most texts available for it are the novella, not the play). <br><br>The other one is a real collaboration: "No Thoroughfare" which was also expanded into the (short) novel <a href="/work/3575865" data-workid="3575865" data-title="No-Thoroughfare" rel="nofollow" target="_top">No Thoroughfare</a> by the two of them.</div></div><div class="fp" id="fp7676942"><div style="height: 1px;"> </div><h3 class="mh" id="mh7676942"><a class="anchor" name="7676942"></a><a class="anchor" name="n7676902"></a><a href="/topic/337419#7676942" class="b">4</a><span class="" ><a href="/profile/cindydavid4">cindydavid4</a></span><div class="mi">Dec 10, 2021, 9:48 pm <a class="tj" href="#" onclick="scrollTo(0,0);" title="Return to top"><i class="fas fa-arrow-to-top"></i></a></div></h3> <div class="mT" id="mg7676942">mmm, frozen deep would also work for our December theme. I'll check it out</div></div><div class="fp" id="fp7676953"><div style="height: 1px;"> </div><h3 class="mh" id="mh7676953"><a class="anchor" name="7676953"></a><a class="anchor" name="n7676942"></a><a href="/topic/337419#7676953" class="b">5</a><span class="" ><a href="/profile/AnnieMod">AnnieMod</a></span><div class="mi">Dec 10, 2021, 10:21 pm <a class="tj" href="#" onclick="scrollTo(0,0);" title="Return to top"><i class="fas fa-arrow-to-top"></i></a></div></h3> <div class="mT" id="mg7676953"><a href="#7676942">>4 cindydavid4:</a> That's what I was thinking... :)</div></div><div class="fp" id="fp7738408"><div style="height: 1px;"> </div><h3 class="mh" id="mh7738408"><a class="anchor" name="7738408"></a><a class="anchor" name="n7676953"></a><a href="/topic/337419#7738408" class="b">6</a><span class="" ><a href="/profile/MissWatson">MissWatson</a></span><div class="mi">Jan 27, 2022, 7:11 am <a class="tj" href="#" onclick="scrollTo(0,0);" title="Return to top"><i class="fas fa-arrow-to-top"></i></a></div></h3> <div class="mT" id="mg7738408">Hi, I found the group too late for the Nevil Shute reading month, but I'm a Collins fan and hope to read a few next month. My favourite has always been <a href="/work/57661" data-workid="57661" data-title="Armadale" rel="nofollow" target="_top">Armadale</a>, influenced no doubt by a German TV movie with a brilliant Lydia Gwilt. There's also <a href="/work/57916" data-workid="57916" data-title="No-Name" rel="nofollow" target="_top">No Name</a> and <a href="/work/236120" data-workid="236120" data-title="Poor-Miss-Finch" rel="nofollow" target="_top">Poor Miss Finch</a>, <a href="/work/30888" data-workid="30888" data-title="The-Moonstone" rel="nofollow" target="_top">The Moonstone</a> not so much. I would like to finally tackle <a href="/work/733593" data-workid="733593" data-title="Jezebels-Daughter" rel="nofollow" target="_top">Jezebel's Daughter</a>.</div></div><div class="fp" id="fp7738464"><div style="height: 1px;"> </div><h3 class="mh" id="mh7738464"><a class="anchor" name="7738464"></a><a class="anchor" name="n7738408"></a><a href="/topic/337419#7738464" class="b">7</a><span class="" ><a href="/profile/jillmwo">jillmwo</a></span><div class="mi">Jan 27, 2022, 8:08 am <a class="tj" href="#" onclick="scrollTo(0,0);" title="Return to top"><i class="fas fa-arrow-to-top"></i></a></div></h3> <div class="mT" id="mg7738464">I expect to read <a href="/work/57916" data-workid="57916" data-title="No-Name" rel="nofollow" target="_top">No Name</a> as it seems manageable in the time frame.</div></div><div class="fp" id="fp7738988"><div style="height: 1px;"> </div><h3 class="mh" id="mh7738988"><a class="anchor" name="7738988"></a><a class="anchor" name="n7738464"></a><a href="/topic/337419#7738988" class="b">8</a><span class="" ><a href="/profile/john257hopper">john257hopper</a></span><div class="mi">Jan 27, 2022, 3:11 pm <a class="tj" href="#" onclick="scrollTo(0,0);" title="Return to top"><i class="fas fa-arrow-to-top"></i></a></div></h3> <div class="mT" id="mg7738988">I've <a href="/work/30888" data-workid="30888" data-title="The-Moonstone" rel="nofollow" target="_top">The Moonstone</a> and <a href="/work/15585" data-workid="15585" data-title="The-Woman-in-White" rel="nofollow" target="_top">Woman in White</a>. Not sure what to read during February, what would folk recommend as a good third <a href="/author/collinswilkie" rel="nofollow" target="_top">Wilkie Collins</a> novel?</div></div><div class="fp" id="fp7739019"><div style="height: 1px;"> </div><h3 class="mh" id="mh7739019"><a class="anchor" name="7739019"></a><a class="anchor" name="n7738988"></a><a href="/topic/337419#7739019" class="b">9</a><span class="" ><a href="/profile/AnnieMod">AnnieMod</a></span><div class="mi">Jan 27, 2022, 3:33 pm <a class="tj" href="#" onclick="scrollTo(0,0);" title="Return to top"><i class="fas fa-arrow-to-top"></i></a></div></h3> <div class="mT" id="mg7739019"><a href="#7738988">>8 john257hopper:</a> Either <a href="/work/57916" data-workid="57916" data-title="No-Name" rel="nofollow" target="_top">No Name</a> or <a href="/work/57661" data-workid="57661" data-title="Armadale" rel="nofollow" target="_top">Armadale</a> would be the usual recommendations (and they both are very good novels) although I'd make a case for <a href="/work/236120" data-workid="236120" data-title="Poor-Miss-Finch" rel="nofollow" target="_top">Poor Miss Finch</a> actually or <a href="/work/420982" data-workid="420982" data-title="Heart-and-Science-A-Story-of-the-Present-Time" rel="nofollow" target="_top">Heart and Science</a> - both of them are very Collins novels but they are different from his normal oeuvre. <br><br>It really depends on what kind of a novel you want to read.</div></div><div class="fp" id="fp7739477"><div style="height: 1px;"> </div><h3 class="mh" id="mh7739477"><a class="anchor" name="7739477"></a><a class="anchor" name="n7739019"></a><a href="/topic/337419#7739477" class="b">10</a><span class="" ><a href="/profile/MissWatson">MissWatson</a></span><div class="mi">Jan 28, 2022, 4:11 am <a class="tj" href="#" onclick="scrollTo(0,0);" title="Return to top"><i class="fas fa-arrow-to-top"></i></a></div></h3> <div class="mT" id="mg7739477"><a href="#7738988">>8 john257hopper:</a> <a href="#7739019">>9 AnnieMod:</a> Seconding <a href="/work/236120" data-workid="236120" data-title="Poor-Miss-Finch" rel="nofollow" target="_top">Poor Miss Finch</a>, that really was surprising.</div></div><div class="fp" id="fp7739535"><div style="height: 1px;"> </div><h3 class="mh" id="mh7739535"><a class="anchor" name="7739535"></a><a class="anchor" name="n7739477"></a><a href="/topic/337419#7739535" class="b">11</a><span class="" ><a href="/profile/john257hopper">john257hopper</a></span><div class="mi">Jan 28, 2022, 6:11 am <a class="tj" href="#" onclick="scrollTo(0,0);" title="Return to top"><i class="fas fa-arrow-to-top"></i></a></div></h3> <div class="mT" id="mg7739535"><a href="#7739019">>9 AnnieMod:</a> and 10 - thanks for the recommendations.</div></div><div class="fp" id="fp7739659"><div style="height: 1px;"> </div><h3 class="mh" id="mh7739659"><a class="anchor" name="7739659"></a><a class="anchor" name="n7739535"></a><a href="/topic/337419#7739659" class="b">12</a><span class="" ><a href="/profile/Bookmarque">Bookmarque</a></span><div class="mi">Jan 28, 2022, 8:40 am <a class="tj" href="#" onclick="scrollTo(0,0);" title="Return to top"><i class="fas fa-arrow-to-top"></i></a></div></h3> <div class="mT" id="mg7739659"> <a href="/work/422080" data-workid="422080" data-title="The-Black-Robe" rel="nofollow" target="_top">The Black Robe</a>, <a href="/work/422448" data-workid="422448" data-title="The-Legacy-of-Cain" rel="nofollow" target="_top">The Legacy of Cain</a> and <a href="/work/183052" data-workid="183052" data-title="The-Dead-Secret" rel="nofollow" target="_top">The Dead Secret</a> were all good, with TBR being slightly better. I read them all from Project Gutenberg.</div></div><div class="fp" id="fp7744290"><div style="height: 1px;"> </div><h3 class="mh" id="mh7744290"><a class="anchor" name="7744290"></a><a class="anchor" name="n7739659"></a><a href="/topic/337419#7744290" class="b">13</a><span class="" ><a href="/profile/Tara1Reads">Tara1Reads</a></span><div class="mi">Jan 31, 2022, 6:08 pm <a class="tj" href="#" onclick="scrollTo(0,0);" title="Return to top"><i class="fas fa-arrow-to-top"></i></a></div></h3> <div class="mT" id="mg7744290">I have <a href="/work/15585" data-workid="15585" data-title="The-Woman-in-White" rel="nofollow" target="_top">The Woman in White</a> ready to be picked up from the library.</div></div><div class="fp" id="fp7744449"><div style="height: 1px;"> </div><h3 class="mh" id="mh7744449"><a class="anchor" name="7744449"></a><a class="anchor" name="n7744290"></a><a href="/topic/337419#7744449" class="b">14</a><span class="" ><a href="/profile/kac522">kac522</a></span><div class="mi">Jan 31, 2022, 9:09 pm <a class="tj" href="#" onclick="scrollTo(0,0);" title="Return to top"><i class="fas fa-arrow-to-top"></i></a></div></h3> <div class="mT" id="mg7744449">I'll be re-reading <a href="/work/30888" data-workid="30888" data-title="The-Moonstone" rel="nofollow" target="_top">The Moonstone</a>, which I read in the 1980s. I don't remember it at all, so it will be like a new read for me.</div></div><div class="fp" id="fp7744782"><div style="height: 1px;"> </div><h3 class="mh" id="mh7744782"><a class="anchor" name="7744782"></a><a class="anchor" name="n7744449"></a><a href="/topic/337419#7744782" class="b">15</a><span class="" ><a href="/profile/john257hopper">john257hopper</a></span><div class="mi">Feb 1, 2022, 6:22 am <a class="tj" href="#" onclick="scrollTo(0,0);" title="Return to top"><i class="fas fa-arrow-to-top"></i></a></div></h3> <div class="mT" id="mg7744782">I started <a href="/work/57916" data-workid="57916" data-title="No-Name" rel="nofollow" target="_top">No Name</a> this morning.</div></div><div class="fp" id="fp7746101"><div style="height: 1px;"> </div><h3 class="mh" id="mh7746101"><a class="anchor" name="7746101"></a><a class="anchor" name="n7744782"></a><a href="/topic/337419#7746101" class="b">16</a><span class="" ><a href="/profile/cindydavid4">cindydavid4</a></span><div class="mi">Feb 2, 2022, 5:02 am <a class="tj" href="#" onclick="scrollTo(0,0);" title="Return to top"><i class="fas fa-arrow-to-top"></i></a></div></h3> <div class="mT" id="mg7746101">Ill be rereading <a href="/work/884395" data-workid="884395" data-title="The-Queen-of-Hearts" rel="nofollow" target="_top">the queen of hearts</a>, cause its such a delightful story, and I could use a little delight among the more serious books Im reading this month</div></div><div class="fp" id="fp7747372"><div style="height: 1px;"> </div><h3 class="mh" id="mh7747372"><a class="anchor" name="7747372"></a><a class="anchor" name="n7746101"></a><a href="/topic/337419#7747372" class="b">17</a><span class="" ><a href="/profile/MissWatson">MissWatson</a></span><div class="mi">Feb 3, 2022, 5:21 am <a class="tj" href="#" onclick="scrollTo(0,0);" title="Return to top"><i class="fas fa-arrow-to-top"></i></a></div></h3> <div class="mT" id="mg7747372"><a href="#7746101">>16 cindydavid4:</a> Oh, this one is unfamilar! But it's on my kobo....<br><br>I have finished <a href="/work/733593" data-workid="733593" data-title="Jezebels-Daughter" rel="nofollow" target="_top">Jezebel's Daughter</a>. The limited cast means it's very predictable, but I enjoyed it nonetheless, especially the competent Mrs Wagner. It's set in Frankfurt-on-the-Main, and I need to check up on a few things now.</div></div><div class="fp" id="fp7748217"><div style="height: 1px;"> </div><h3 class="mh" id="mh7748217"><a class="anchor" name="7748217"></a><a class="anchor" name="n7747372"></a><a href="/topic/337419#7748217" class="b">18</a><span class="" ><a href="/profile/cindydavid4">cindydavid4</a></span><div class="mi">Feb 3, 2022, 5:56 pm <a class="tj" href="#" onclick="scrollTo(0,0);" title="Return to top"><i class="fas fa-arrow-to-top"></i></a></div></h3> <div class="mT" id="mg7748217"><a href="#7747372">>17 MissWatson:</a> its a sweet book without being saccarine; its easy to guess whats going to happen, but I loved these three old men so much I didn't care!</div></div><div class="fp" id="fp7758950"><div style="height: 1px;"> </div><h3 class="mh" id="mh7758950"><a class="anchor" name="7758950"></a><a class="anchor" name="n7748217"></a><a href="/topic/337419#7758950" class="b">19</a><span class="" ><a href="/profile/john257hopper">john257hopper</a></span><div class="mi">Feb 13, 2022, 8:22 am <a class="tj" href="#" onclick="scrollTo(0,0);" title="Return to top"><i class="fas fa-arrow-to-top"></i></a></div></h3> <div class="mT" id="mg7758950">I've finished <a href="/work/57916" data-workid="57916" data-title="No-Name" rel="nofollow" target="_top">No Name</a> and really liked it as a novel of family tragedy, legal drama, vengeance and deception. I liked the melodrama, comedic elements and tragedy, especially the low point when Magdalen comes close to taking her own life given the dilemma of pushing forward her revenge plot. I loved some of the characters such as Captain Wragg and Mrs Wragg. <a href="/author/collinswilkie" rel="nofollow" target="_top">Wilkie Collins</a> is now one of my favourite 19th century novelists.</div></div><div class="fp" id="fp7759163"><div style="height: 1px;"> </div><h3 class="mh" id="mh7759163"><a class="anchor" name="7759163"></a><a class="anchor" name="n7758950"></a><a href="/topic/337419#7759163" class="b">20</a><span class="" ><a href="/profile/jillmwo">jillmwo</a></span><div class="mi">Feb 13, 2022, 11:32 am <a class="tj" href="#" onclick="scrollTo(0,0);" title="Return to top"><i class="fas fa-arrow-to-top"></i></a></div></h3> <div class="mT" id="mg7759163"><a href="#7758950">>19 john257hopper:</a> I just read that section over the weekend. Admittedly it was written in melodramatic style, but you couldn't help feeling for Magdalen facing either a miserable existence as the wife of an idiot or the alternative of taking an overdose. I am enjoying this far more than I had anticipated. She's a bright, smart young woman who has little in the way of protection (except for that offered by Wragge) or resources.</div></div><div class="fp" id="fp7759200"><div style="height: 1px;"> </div><h3 class="mh" id="mh7759200"><a class="anchor" name="7759200"></a><a class="anchor" name="n7759163"></a><a href="/topic/337419#7759200" class="b">21</a><span class="" ><a href="/profile/john257hopper">john257hopper</a></span><div class="mi">Feb 13, 2022, 12:18 pm <a class="tj" href="#" onclick="scrollTo(0,0);" title="Return to top"><i class="fas fa-arrow-to-top"></i></a></div></h3> <div class="mT" id="mg7759200"><a href="#7759163">>20 jillmwo:</a> indeed yes, she is extremely resourceful, and that section was very moving.</div></div><div class="fp" id="fp7760102"><div style="height: 1px;"> </div><h3 class="mh" id="mh7760102"><a class="anchor" name="7760102"></a><a class="anchor" name="n7759200"></a><a href="/topic/337419#7760102" class="b">22</a><span class="" ><a href="/profile/john257hopper">john257hopper</a></span><div class="mi">Feb 14, 2022, 10:44 am <a class="tj" href="#" onclick="scrollTo(0,0);" title="Return to top"><i class="fas fa-arrow-to-top"></i></a></div></h3> <div class="mT" id="mg7760102">I also just read the stage version of <a href="/work/57916" data-workid="57916" data-title="No-Name" rel="nofollow" target="_top">No Name</a>. Reviewed here: <a href="//www.librarything.com/work/27777351/summary/212611915" rel="nofollow" target="_top">https://www.librarything.com/work/27777351/summary/212611915</a> </div></div><div class="fp" id="fp7764155"><div style="height: 1px;"> </div><h3 class="mh" id="mh7764155"><a class="anchor" name="7764155"></a><a class="anchor" name="n7760102"></a><a href="/topic/337419#7764155" class="b">23</a><span class="" ><a href="/profile/edwinbcn">edwinbcn</a></span><div class="mi">Feb 18, 2022, 3:31 am <a class="tj" href="#" onclick="scrollTo(0,0);" title="Return to top"><i class="fas fa-arrow-to-top"></i></a></div></h3> <div class="mT" id="mg7764155">I read English Literature at university in Amsterdam in the 1980s and retrospectively I am baffled by the fact that Wilkie Collins wasn't part of the syllabus, and wasn't ever mentioned or recommended. I have also lifelong had a passion browsing second-hand books, but I do not recall ever seeing or inspecting a copy, nor in regular bookstores.<br><br>Last year, I read The Woman in White and The Moonstone, and just the day before yesterday, I finished Armadale.<br><br>Of these three, I liked Armadale best. The narrative structure isn't as contrived and confusing as The Woman in White, and I think it has more depth than The Moonstone. The story of Armadale is less predictable and exciting and gripping till the end. I was never once bored or distracted. I also think characterization and dialogue in Armadale is superior to the other two novels.<br><br> </div></div><div class="fp" id="fp7764157"><div style="height: 1px;"> </div><h3 class="mh" id="mh7764157"><a class="anchor" name="7764157"></a><a class="anchor" name="n7764155"></a><a href="/topic/337419#7764157" class="b">24</a><span class="" ><a href="/profile/john257hopper">john257hopper</a></span><div class="mi">Feb 18, 2022, 3:36 am <a class="tj" href="#" onclick="scrollTo(0,0);" title="Return to top"><i class="fas fa-arrow-to-top"></i></a></div></h3> <div class="mT" id="mg7764157">#23 - thanks for the recommendation, I'll make that my next <a href="/author/collinswilkie" rel="nofollow" target="_top">Wilkie Collins</a> novel.</div></div><div class="fp" id="fp7765316"><div style="height: 1px;"> </div><h3 class="mh" id="mh7765316"><a class="anchor" name="7765316"></a><a class="anchor" name="n7764157"></a><a href="/topic/337419#7765316" class="b">25</a><span class="" ><a href="/profile/jillmwo">jillmwo</a></span><div class="mi">Feb 19, 2022, 9:27 am <a class="tj" href="#" onclick="scrollTo(0,0);" title="Return to top"><i class="fas fa-arrow-to-top"></i></a></div></h3> <div class="mT" id="mg7765316"><a href="#7764155">>23 edwinbcn:</a> The fourth volume in my Folio set of Collins is <a href="/work/57661" data-workid="57661" data-title="Armadale" rel="nofollow" target="_top">Armadale</a> and I look forward to reading it!</div></div><div class="fp" id="fp7767677"><div style="height: 1px;"> </div><h3 class="mh" id="mh7767677"><a class="anchor" name="7767677"></a><a class="anchor" name="n7765316"></a><a href="/topic/337419#7767677" class="b">26</a><span class="" ><a href="/profile/cindydavid4">cindydavid4</a></span><div class="mi">Feb 21, 2022, 9:57 pm <a class="tj" href="#" onclick="scrollTo(0,0);" title="Return to top"><i class="fas fa-arrow-to-top"></i></a></div></h3> <div class="mT" id="mg7767677">finished my reread of Queen of hearts. Some of the stories that the brothers write for 'the queen' dragged, but they were still interesting. They did serve their purpose with a happy ending. <br><br>Want to read no name next</div></div><div class="fp" id="fp7772513"><div style="height: 1px;"> </div><h3 class="mh" id="mh7772513"><a class="anchor" name="7772513"></a><a class="anchor" name="n7767677"></a><a href="/topic/337419#7772513" class="b">27</a><span class="" ><a href="/profile/MissWatson">MissWatson</a></span><div class="mi">Feb 27, 2022, 11:13 am <a class="tj" href="#" onclick="scrollTo(0,0);" title="Return to top"><i class="fas fa-arrow-to-top"></i></a></div></h3> <div class="mT" id="mg7772513">I have also finished <a href="/work/884395" data-workid="884395" data-title="The-Queen-of-Hearts" rel="nofollow" target="_top">The Queen of Hearts</a>. One of the stories appears in a collection I own and can probably finish till the end of the month: <a href="/work/1561368" data-workid="1561368" data-title="Biter-Bit-and-Other-Stories-Pocket-classics" rel="nofollow" target="_top">The Biter Bit & Other Stories</a>.</div></div><div class="fp" id="fp7772519"><div style="height: 1px;"> </div><h3 class="mh" id="mh7772519"><a class="anchor" name="7772519"></a><a class="anchor" name="n7772513"></a><a href="/topic/337419#7772519" class="b">28</a><span class="" ><a href="/profile/cindydavid4">cindydavid4</a></span><div class="mi">Feb 27, 2022, 11:28 am <a class="tj" href="#" onclick="scrollTo(0,0);" title="Return to top"><i class="fas fa-arrow-to-top"></i></a></div></h3> <div class="mT" id="mg7772519"><a href="#7772513">>27 MissWatson:</a> so how did you like it?<br> </div></div><div class="fp" id="fp7773152"><div style="height: 1px;"> </div><h3 class="mh" id="mh7773152"><a class="anchor" name="7773152"></a><a class="anchor" name="n7772519"></a><a href="/topic/337419#7773152" class="b">29</a><span class="" ><a href="/profile/MissWatson">MissWatson</a></span><div class="mi">Feb 28, 2022, 2:50 am <a class="tj" href="#" onclick="scrollTo(0,0);" title="Return to top"><i class="fas fa-arrow-to-top"></i></a></div></h3> <div class="mT" id="mg7773152"><a href="#7772519">>28 cindydavid4:</a> I wish there had been more about the brothers, and the happy ending was a bit rushed. I liked it a lot.</div></div><div class="fp" id="fp7773200"><div style="height: 1px;"> </div><h3 class="mh" id="mh7773200"><a class="anchor" name="7773200"></a><a class="anchor" name="n7773152"></a><a href="/topic/337419#7773200" class="b">30</a><span class="" ><a href="/profile/cindydavid4">cindydavid4</a></span><div class="mi">Feb 28, 2022, 5:11 am <a class="tj" href="#" onclick="scrollTo(0,0);" title="Return to top"><i class="fas fa-arrow-to-top"></i></a></div></h3> <div class="mT" id="mg7773200">I thought the ending was part of Griffiths panic, so the rushed part seemed ok. I agree about wanting to know more about the brothers but I think that would have detracted from the Jessicas story. <br><br>By the way, did you see dedication? Really a lovely tribute to a dear friend</div></div><div class="fp" id="fp7773224"><div style="height: 1px;"> </div><h3 class="mh" id="mh7773224"><a class="anchor" name="7773224"></a><a class="anchor" name="n7773200"></a><a href="/topic/337419#7773224" class="b">31</a><span class="" ><a href="/profile/MissWatson">MissWatson</a></span><div class="mi">Feb 28, 2022, 6:20 am <a class="tj" href="#" onclick="scrollTo(0,0);" title="Return to top"><i class="fas fa-arrow-to-top"></i></a></div></h3> <div class="mT" id="mg7773224"><a href="#7773200">>30 cindydavid4:</a> Yes, I did, and I thought so, too.</div></div><div class="fp" id="fp7777329"><div style="height: 1px;"> </div><h3 class="mh" id="mh7777329"><a class="anchor" name="7777329"></a><a class="anchor" name="n7773224"></a><a href="/topic/337419#7777329" class="b">32</a><span class="" ><a href="/profile/kac522">kac522</a></span><div class="mi">Mar 4, 2022, 12:37 am <a class="tj" href="#" onclick="scrollTo(0,0);" title="Return to top"><i class="fas fa-arrow-to-top"></i></a></div></h3> <div class="mT" id="mg7777329">A little late, but I finished a re-read of <a href="/work/30888" data-workid="30888" data-title="The-Moonstone" rel="nofollow" target="_top">The Moonstone</a>. I first read this some 35 years ago, and did not remember much at all, so it was like a new book to me. Overall I enjoyed it, although some parts seemed overly long and dragged out. Collins has a wry sense of humor, and I even laughed out loud at some lines. And the book has left me with a strange need to read <a href="/work/29374" data-workid="29374" data-title="Robinson-Crusoe" rel="nofollow" target="_top">Robinson Crusoe</a>, the "bible" of faithful old servant Gabriel Betteredge.</div></div><div class="fp" id="fp7785297"><div style="height: 1px;"> </div><h3 class="mh" id="mh7785297"><a class="anchor" name="7785297"></a><a class="anchor" name="n7777329"></a><a href="/topic/337419#7785297" class="b">33</a><span class="" ><a href="/profile/dianelouise100">dianelouise100</a></span><div class="mi">Mar 12, 2022, 7:25 pm <a class="tj" href="#" onclick="scrollTo(0,0);" title="Return to top"><i class="fas fa-arrow-to-top"></i></a></div></h3> <div class="mT" id="mg7785297">I did finally finish <a href="/work/57661" data-workid="57661" data-title="Armadale" rel="nofollow" target="_top">Armadale</a>, which I wasn’t able to start till almost the end of February. But then I did have the previous comments in this thread to consider when I chose a novel, and my thanks to those who recommended this one. I enjoyed it very much. Having already read The Moonstone and The Woman in White, I was glad to read more of Collins’ work.</div></div><div class="fp" id="fp7820509"><div style="height: 1px;"> </div><h3 class="mh" id="mh7820509"><a class="anchor" name="7820509"></a><a class="anchor" name="n7785297"></a><a href="/topic/337419#7820509" class="b">34</a><span class="" ><a href="/profile/MissWatson">MissWatson</a></span><div class="mi">Apr 24, 2022, 10:22 am <a class="tj" href="#" onclick="scrollTo(0,0);" title="Return to top"><i class="fas fa-arrow-to-top"></i></a></div></h3><a class="anchor" name="lastmsg"></a> <div class="mT" id="mg7820509">I needed a comfort read and chose <a href="/work/420225" data-workid="420225" data-title="A-Rogues-Life" rel="nofollow" target="_top">A rogue's life</a> which was pure fun. At some point I was reminded of Harry Flashman, did Fraser resd this?</div></div></section><a class="anchor" name="n7820509"></a><div class="addamessagecnt "><div id="fp0" class="nowposting" style="display: block;"></div></div><a name="bottom"></a></div></main><div id="lt_altsidebar" class="lt2_sidebar lt_altsidebar" ><div class="dyn_nav_menu" data-observe-resizes ><div class="sidebar_group main"><div class="sidebar_content lt2_nogrouptitle "><div class="greenbox action_area"><button onclick="actionarea_topic_star(337419);" id="star_337419" class="btn-block xbtn-mashleft btn btn-default btn-block xbtn-mashleft" ><i class="fas fa-star" aria-hidden="true"></i> Star This Topic</button class="" ><button onclick="actionarea_topic_ignore(337419);" id="ignore_337419" class="btn-block xbtn-mashleft btn btn-default btn-block xbtn-mashleft" ><i class="fas fa-times-circle" aria-hidden="true"></i> Ignore This Topic</button class="" ></div><div class="greenbox groupinfo"><a 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href="/author/collinswilkie">Wilkie Collins</a></li><li><a href="/work/422080" data-workid="422080" data-title="The-Black-Robe" class="" >The Black Robe</a> by <a href="/author/collinswilkie">Wilkie Collins</a></li><li><a href="/work/422448" data-workid="422448" data-title="The-Legacy-of-Cain" class="" >The Legacy of Cain</a> by <a href="/author/collinswilkie">Wilkie Collins</a></li><li><a href="/work/183052" data-workid="183052" data-title="The-Dead-Secret" class="" >The Dead Secret</a> by <a href="/author/collinswilkie">Wilkie Collins</a></li><li><a href="/work/1561368" data-workid="1561368" data-title="Biter-Bit-and-Other-Stories-Pocket-classics" class="" >Biter Bit and Other Stories (Pocket classics)</a> by <a href="/author/collinswilkie">Wilkie Collins</a></li><li><a href="/work/29374" data-workid="29374" data-title="Robinson-Crusoe" class="" >Robinson Crusoe</a> by <a href="/author/defoedaniel">Daniel Defoe</a></li><li><a href="/work/420225" data-workid="420225" 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