Novelists 26 Wilkie Collins

William Wilkie Collins (1824 – 1889) was an English novelist, playwright and author of short stories. He was very popular during the Victorian era and wrote 30 novels, more than 60 short stories, 14 plays, and more than 100 nonfiction essays. His best-known works are The Woman in White, The Moonstone, Armadale, and No Name. I've only attempted the second of these I'm afraid. He was a lifelong friend of Dickens and a number of his works were first published in Dickens's journals All the Year Round and Household Words. The two collaborated on several dramatic and fictional works, and some of Collins's plays were performed by Dickens's acting company.