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No Name

by Wilkie Collins

1862•Drama•553 pages

Taste attributes: dramahistoricalmysteryfresh & originalheavyintricateemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeancehuman spirit/resilience/survivalall consuming quest

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Boxlist takeA fresh, heavy novel, intricate rather than simple. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

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3.3 / 5

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About This Book

No Name is a 19th-century novel by the master of sensation fiction, Wilkie Collins. A country gentleman is killed in an accident and his wife dies shortly after him. The blow is double for their daughters, who discover that they were born before their parents were married. Their sudden illegitimacy robs them of their inheritance and their accustomed place in society.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaHistoricalMysteryInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceHuman spirit/resilience/survivalAll consuming quest

Subjects

OrphansDisinheritanceIllegitimacySistersYoung womenMysteryEnglandAge and employment

Details

Author
Wilkie Collins
Published
1862
Pages
553
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