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After Dark is Wilkie Collins's first collection of six short stories, published in 1856. The book is a series of tales supposed to be told to poor travelling portrait-painter, William Kerby, who is forced to abandon his profession for six months in order to save his sight. Collins provides a narrative framework, which tells us how the painter came to think of publishing the stories, (Kerby's wife Leah realizes that if she acts as amanuensis William can support them by turning author), how they were collected (from the people who 'sat' for him to have their portraits painted) and descriptions of the circumstances under which the tales were told. The tales are stories of adventure, well varied, and often striking in the incidents, or with thrilling situations; and are as pleasant reading as a novel reader could desire. The six stories contained in the book are:The Traveller's Story of A Terribly Strange Bed The Lawyer's Story of A Stolen Letter The French Governess's Story of Sister Rose The Angler's Story of The Lady of Glenwith Grange The Nun's Story of Gabriel's Marriage The Professor's Story of The Yellow Mask
| ISBN-13 | 9781546689256 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1546689257 |
| Weight | 1.28 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 6.00 x 0.98 x 9.00 In |
| List Price | $20.00 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Language | English |
| Pages | 434 pages |
| Publisher | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Published On | 2017-05-14 |
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