Collins, Wilkie
No Name (Penguin Classics)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780140433975
- author:
- Collins, Wilkie
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Penguin Classics
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1994
- Pages:
- 640
- Dimensions:
- 13 x 3 x 19.8 centimetres (0.44
- Genre:
- Espionage & spy thriller
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Wilkie Collins's No Name (1862) is a suspenseful exploration of identity and social hierarchy in Victorian society. The novel revolves around the Vanstone family secret: the daughters' illegitimacy, disinheritance, and subsequent fall from social standing. Through its protagonist, Magdalen Vanstone, the book exposes the complexities of social identity construction and its potential for dismantling. With great comic vigour, Collins critiques the societal norms that govern women's lives during this period. This Penguin Classics edition features an introduction and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations. Published in 1995, No Name remains a thought-provoking work of literary fiction that continues to appeal to readers with its exploration of social class, morality, and the human experience.
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