Alan Armadale is the dashing yet naïve hero of this thrilling novel, which involves fraud, jealousy, and attempted murder. After Armadale befriends his namesake, their lives become shrouded in mystery, and both are threatened by the alluring yet venomous Lydia Gwilt.
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"This book chronicles the fates of two generations of cousins bearing the name Armadale. As with most of Collins's works, this book contains plenty of unlikely coincidences, dramatic reversals, and evil plots, but also social commentary and deep exploration of one-of-a-kind psyches. " — Elizabeth (4 out of 5 stars)
"This book chronicles the fates of two generations of cousins bearing the name Armadale. As with most of Collins's works, this book contains plenty of unlikely coincidences, dramatic reversals, and evil plots, but also social commentary and deep exploration of one-of-a-kind psyches. "
" I enjoyed all its sensational aspects, lived up to the blurb on the back cover. Quite a long read though. Very weird the bit in the appendix about the boat in Liverpool dock. "
" Like most Wilkie Collins' books, it didn't get good until page 300. I'm sort of glad I stuck it out, but more out of interest in early mystery novels as a genre as opposed to being glad because it was a great book. "
" WIll two friends recreate the sins of their fathers? A really fun read with great humor and suspense. For those who have read O'Brian, the two main characters are quite a bit like younger versions of Aubrey and Maturin. "
" It was really long and absent of a clear protagonist. To sympathize or not sympathize; that is the question. "
" This isn't quite in the same league as The woman in white and The moonstone but still worth a go if you like long Victorian novels. "
" One of the Armadales and his love are dull but the other and the female villain are anything but! "
" A good mystery, beautifully written. It was easier for me to read than many books written back in the 1800s "
" Neither as "sensational" nor as sensible as "Woman in White" or "Moonstone", and full of melodramatic characters, but still a worthwhile read for those into this kind of Victoriana, which I am. "
" It was OK, but after The Woman in White, The Moonstone, and No Name, I weary of Wilkie. "
" I love it! I couldn´t wait to finish it! "
Wilkie Collins (1824–1889) was an English novelist. He studied law and was admitted to the bar but never practiced. Instead, he devoted his time to writing and is best known for his novels The Woman in White, No Name, Armadale, and The Moonstone, which has been called the finest detective story ever written. A number of his works were collaborations with his close friend, Charles Dickens. The Woman in White so gripped the imagination of the world that Wilkie Collins had his own tombstone inscribed: “Author of The Woman in White.”
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