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A Rogue's Life
by Collins, Wilkie
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- Condition: Very Good
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- Comments: Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Unabridged Dover (1985) republication of the first book edition, published by Richard Bentley and Son, London, 1879. Author introduction. First published in 1860. Clean and unmarked wraps with lady in carriage being greeted by the rogue kissing her hand. Whisper of wear to corners. Wilkie Collins, 1824-1889, is considered to have been the first English author of bona fide detective and mystery novels. "A Rogue's Life" is a first-rate Victorian tale, an autobiography o
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- ISBN-13: 9780486249476
- ISBN: 0486249476
- Publisher: Dover Publications, Incorporated
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A delightful tale of thwarted ambition and forbidden love, "A Rogue's Life" follows the fortunes of an endearing young man. Proffering his own take on picaresque storytelling--and with many a grain of truth for twenty-somethings today--this is Wilkie Collins at his entertaining best. Propelled into society by his ever-hopeful father, Frank Softly is introduced to a variety of professions in order to make his fortune. Not industrious by nature, however, Frank finds working life a challenge, and by his 25th birthday, he has failed medicine, portrait-painting, caricaturing, and even forgery. Disenchanted with life, he despairs of ever finding something to commit to--until he meets Alicia Dulcifer and her inexplicably wealthy father. The author of "The Woman in White "and "The Moonstone, " Wilkie Collins is widely regarded as the originator of the detective novel.Collins, Wilkie is the author of 'A Rogue's Life' with ISBN 9780486249476 and ISBN 0486249476.
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