Armadale

Name: Armadale
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780140434118
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By Wilkie Collins

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Armadale by Wilkie Collins is a Victorian-era novel intertwining the destinies of two men sharing the same name. As their lives unfold with mystery and intrigue, they become embroiled in a web of deceit and dark secrets. The story explores themes of identity, fate, and morality, with a compelling narrative that keeps readers guessing at every turn.
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You might enjoy this book if you're captivated by Victorian-era mysteries, intricate plots, and enjoy stories filled with secrets, identities, and suspenseful twists. The narrative weaves together themes of fate, chance, and morality, offering a complex exploration of character interactions and dramatic events.

Armadale

When the elderly Allan Armadale makes a terrible confession on his death-bed, he has little idea of the repercussions to come, for the secret he reveals involves the mysterious Lydia Gwilt: flame-haired temptress, bigamist, laudanum addict and husband-poisoner.

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Her malicious intrigues fuel the plot of this gripping melodrama: a tale of confused identities, inherited curses, romantic rivalries, espionage, money—and murder.

The character of Lydia Gwilt horrified contemporary critics, with one reviewer describing her as 'One of the most hardened female villains whose devices and desires have ever blackened fiction'. She remains among the most enigmatic and fascinating women in nineteenth-century literature and the dark heart of this most sensational of Victorian 'sensation novels'.

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Armadale by Wilkie Collins has been praised for its intricate plot and vivid characterisation, often described as a gripping tale of identity and fate. Readers appreciate Collins' ability to weave suspense and mystery throughout, while also tackling themes of morality and destiny. Some reviews highlight the novel's length and complexity, but many find it an enriching read for fans of Victorian-era fiction.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780140434118

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 January 1995

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

Introduction by John Sutherland
Notes by John Sutherland
Introduction by John Sutherland

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 31.0mm

Width: 132.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 505g

Pages: 752

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Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics Wilkie Collins

About the Author

Wilkie Collins was born in London in 1824. From the early 1850s he was a friend of Charles Dickens' and contributed to Household Works. Collins began by writing plays, but is most remembered for his novels, including The Moonstone (1868) and The Woman in White (1860). He died in 1889. John Sutherland is Professor of English at University College, London. He has edited many books for Penguin Classics, including Anthony Trollope.

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