https://catherinepope.com/tags/wilkie-collins/ Recent content in Wilkie Collins on Catherine Pope Hugo -- 0.148.2 en Sat, 20 Sep 2025 15:59:32 +0100 https://catherinepope.com/posts/blind-love/ Sun, 23 Jan 2011 15:37:36 +0100 https://catherinepope.com/posts/blind-love/ A review of Wilkie Collins' final novel 'Blind Love' (1890), completed posthumously by Walter Besant. Despite promising elements like Fenian terrorism and insurance fraud, this disappointing work lacks the masterful plotting of Collins' earlier sensation novels. https://catherinepope.com/posts/the-fallen-leaves/ Fri, 31 Dec 2010 15:26:47 +0100 https://catherinepope.com/posts/the-fallen-leaves/ A review of Wilkie Collins' 1879 novel 'The Fallen Leaves,' generally considered his worst work. Despite featuring Christian Socialist Amelius Goldenheart and fallen woman Simple Sally, this moralistic tale lacks the masterful plotting of Collins' earlier sensation novels. https://catherinepope.com/posts/the-evil-genius/ Tue, 28 Dec 2010 16:13:22 +0100 https://catherinepope.com/posts/the-evil-genius/ A review of Wilkie Collins' 1886 novel 'The Evil Genius,' exploring the marriage breakdown between Herbert and Catherine Linley when he falls for governess Sydney Westerfield. Discover Collins' conflicted treatment of divorce, adultery, and the sexual double standard. https://catherinepope.com/posts/jezebels-daughter/ Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:48:35 +0100 https://catherinepope.com/posts/jezebels-daughter/ A review of Wilkie Collins' 1880 novel 'Jezebel's Daughter,' featuring Mrs Wagner's business leadership and her redemption of Bedlam inmate Jack Straw. Discover this sensation novel's poisonous plot involving the mysterious Madame Fontaine and her daughter Minna. https://catherinepope.com/posts/the-new-magdalen/ Sat, 11 Dec 2010 16:03:49 +0100 https://catherinepope.com/posts/the-new-magdalen/ A review of Wilkie Collins' 1873 novel 'The New Magdalen,' following ex-prostitute Mercy Merrick who assumes the identity of Grace Roseberry during the Franco-Prussian War. Discover Collins' exploration of redemption and identity in this moral sensation novel. https://catherinepope.com/posts/legacy-of-cain/ Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:24:06 +0100 https://catherinepope.com/posts/legacy-of-cain/ A review of Wilkie Collins' 1889 novel 'Legacy of Cain,' exploring the nature versus nurture debate through sisters raised together - one the daughter of a hanged murderess. Discover Collins' humorous yet profound examination of heredity, criminality, and moral identity.