Download or read book The Secret Life of Wilkie Collins written by William Malpas Clarke and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1991 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this intimate Victorian life of the father of the detective story, Mr. Clarke uncovers and explores, with insight and sympathy, the private relationships of a fascinating writer. A literary coup...casts a fresh beam of light on the great, dark seam of Victorian sexual mores. Observer.