all about Wilkie Collins | I’ve read 11 of his novels!

Wilkie Collins is my favorite Victorian author and after reading for Victober this year, I have managed to finish eleven of his novels! I thought I would make a video discussing them all.

Books I Mentioned:
The Woman in White
The Moonstone
No Name
Armadale
The Dead Secret
Jezebel's Daughter
Antonina
Poor Miss Finch
Basil
Hide and Seek

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[graciecrossing]

I just finished The Woman in White for Victober. I miss you much, rest in heaven 🩷

[colaloop]

I read Basil as my first of his works, actually really enjoy it. Going to leave Women in White to the last. Miss you! rest in heaven💗

[deblawrence]

You are hitting it out of the ballpark this Victober! 😍

[JamesAdams-evfc]

Clearly better than most of television...

[TiffWaffles]

Wilkie Collins is one of my favourite Victorian authors. I have read The Woman in White and The Moonstone when I was a teenager and really loved them at the time. I am scheduling in a reread of these novels. I have since read No Name, Jezebel's Daughter, and am currently reading The Dead Secret. I want to read The Law and the Lady, Man and Wife, and Armadale.

[Novaturient_Liv]

Loved this breakdown! As someone who has never read Wilkie Collins, I always am debating what to start with. I felt like this video is a great overview of many of the books.

[maryfilippou]

Hear! Hear! The Woman in White is so fantastic, thrilling, and suspenseful. Yes, the Villains! Count O is such a low- key, sophisticated, eccentric character. No Name is beside me now; I'll go with your rec.

[Briardie]

The one book of Wilkie Collins that I read in the 1980s, which I love, and no one talks about is The Black Robe. How crazy is that? Soar high Jenny, I love your videos, such an intelligence, amazing young woman.

[patriziacaruzzo]

I completely agree with you, l love Wilkie Collins and No name is definitely my favourite

[High-frequency-ef]

😂 yes the back of books and introductions in classic books r the biggest spoilers ever 😂 it happened to me as well I haven’t done it again 😂 I learned my lesson

[msvalkyrie]

Willie Collins is ( or was ! ) a terrific writer .One of the greatest of the Victorian era
and thankfully ( in my opinion ) free of the suffocating sentimentality of Dickens .
Yes, I know and admire Dickens and freely admit his genius but like eating chocolate eclairs ; one is very enjoyable but try three in a row ??? Collins is witty, sardonic
and his female characters more interesting than Dickens ? And, of course, his
private life was ' interesting " to say the least....🤔 !

[JeansiByxan]

I live Wilkie! He's so good at intertwining plot and character. When I heard he had collaborated with Dickens I thought he was famous mostly for that reason. I was happy this turned out not to be the case and that he is a great writer on his own merits.

[Alice_Vail]

Perfect timing, I just finished my first Collins, The Woman in White, a few minutes ago! I found it to be surprisingly humorous (mainly Count Fosco and Mr Fairlie). Great characters and an enjoyable plot. Now I know which ones of his to pick up next.

[Faye_L]

I really enjoyed The Haunted Hotel. There's a moment in it that genuinely scared me (and my mom, too, when she read it), and I overall found it pretty satisfying, even though it's not one of his best. And it's set in Venice! I think you'll enjoy it.

And if I Say No is one you haven't heard anything about, my library randomly has it, and I read it earlier this year. It's one of his later books, and you can kind of tell his health was struggling and he'd lost a bit of his spark, but I didn't hate it. It's just very trope-y.

[GardenRailway]

I love Wilkie Collins, I've listened to 21 of his works

[jackiesliterarycorner]

I still got read Wilkie Collins. I have started two of his novels, but I have gotten side tracked by other books.

[hygrpfrt]

I have read Woman in White, The Moonstone and Man and Wife. For me I think Man and Wife is my favorite so far, but I can't wait to read more of his novels especially No Name!

[janeturner]

The Haunted Hotel is brilliant! Read it this Christmas and raced through it - I'd call it a good place to start.

[abookhug]

I am a big fan of Wilkie! I LOOOVED The Woman in white. I've also read The Moonstone and Basil and enjoyed them both so I definitely want to read all of his novels in the future :D

[ariannefowler]

This is so helpful! I had a goal to read my first Wilkie Collins this year but it hasn't happened yet. I am making it a goal for 2024. I was going to start with The Moonstone because it's the only one I own but now I'm rethinking that. I may start with The Woman in White.