It will be shipped from our warehouse between Monday, July 01 and Tuesday, July 02.
You will receive it anywhere in United States between 1 and 3 business days after shipment.
After Dark (in English)
Collins, Wilkie
Synopsis "After Dark (in English)"
After Dark is Wilkie Collins' collection of six short stories, published in 1856. These varied stories are told by a painter. A portrait painter William is suffering from eyesight problem. Doctor suggests him to take a long break to give rest to his eyes if he wants to see the world as normal. To earn a livelihood for the family, his wife insists him to be an author. She is very much interested in writing. These stories are related with painters models narration or experiences. These are very much thrilling and adventurous stories -- -The Traveller's Story of A Terribly Strange Bed -The Lawyer's Story of A Stolen Letter -The French Governess's Story of Sister Rose -The Angler's Story of The Lady of Glenwith Grange -The Nun's Story of Gabriel's Marriage -The Professor's Story of The Yellow Mask
(Londres 1824-1889) Dramaturgo, novelista y prolífico autor de relatos. A los 17 años comienza a trabajar en una empresa de comercio de té mientras escribe Ioláni, o Tahití tal como era (Gótica nº 32), obra que no vio la luz hasta más de un siglo después de su muerte. Estudió Derecho y, aunque nunca llegó a ejercer, sí utilizó los conocimientos jurídicos en muchas de sus obras, y la crítica le considera uno de los padres del género policiaco. En 1851, conoce a Charles Dickens, al que le unirá una profunda amistad y publicará en su semanario All the Year Around sus principales obras. Tras la muerte de Dickens en 1870, su popularidad decae. Padeció de gota reumática la que le acabó provocando una adicción al opio. El epitafio de su tumba le destaca como el autor de la novela La dama de blanco.
