Basil (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780199536702)

In Basil's secret and unconsummated marriage to Margaret Sherwin, and the consequent horrors of betrayal, insanity, and death, Collins reveals the bustling, commercial London of the first half of the nineteenth century. Collins' treatment of adultery shocked contemporary reviewers, and even today the passionate and lurid atmosphere he created has the power to disturb the modern reader.

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Author: Wilkie Collins
ISBN-10: 0199536708
ISBN-13: 9780199536702
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 08/15/2008
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.70d