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Reviewed on June 15, 2015 | Arts and Humanities
Ackroyd, a prolific writer acclaimed for his histories of London (London) and the Thames (Thames), adds a new author to his oeuvre of great lives concisely chronicled. Here he synthesizes the high points of two dozen longer Wilkie Collins (1824–89) biographies in a conversational style. Collins is mostly known today only to Victorian literature aficionados and students, yet he was among the best-r...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
