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Title: After Dark
Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/After_Dark_(short_story_collection)
Contents: Leaves from Leah's diary -- The traveler's story of a terribly strange bed -- The lawyer's story of a stolen letter -- The French governess's story of Sister Rose -- The angler's story of the lady of Glenwith Grange -- The nun's story of Gabriel's marriage -- The professor's story of the yellow mask.
Credits: Produced by James Rusk, and David Widger
Summary: "After Dark" by Wilkie Collins is a collection of interconnected tales written in the late 19th century. The narrative revolves around Mr. William Kerby, a traveling portrait-painter, whose life is punctuated by personal struggles, including an eye ailment that forces him to cease his work for six months. The stories progress through his wife Leah’s perspective as she records her thoughts in her diary, intertwining their domestic challenges with the colorful characters they encounter during their travels. The opening of the text introduces us to Leah's diary entries, detailing the couple's plight after her husband's health issues jeopardize their income and necessitate a move to a farmhouse. Leah's resilience in the face of adversity is highlighted, revealing her determination to sustain her family and support her husband through his difficult time. The entries reflect her worries about their financial situation, yet also showcase moments of hope and familial love. As the narrative unfolds, the couple contemplates the possibility of William sharing stories from his life as an artist to turn their hardships into a new venture, setting the stage for the collection of tales that will follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 68.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Author: Collins, Wilkie, 1824-1889
EBook No.: 1626
Published: Feb 1, 1999
Downloads: 473
Language: English
Subject: England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction
Subject: Diary fiction
Subject: Short stories, English
Subject: Mystery fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: After Dark
Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/After_Dark_(short_story_collection)
Contents: Leaves from Leah's diary -- The traveler's story of a terribly strange bed -- The lawyer's story of a stolen letter -- The French governess's story of Sister Rose -- The angler's story of the lady of Glenwith Grange -- The nun's story of Gabriel's marriage -- The professor's story of the yellow mask.
Credits: Produced by James Rusk, and David Widger
Summary: "After Dark" by Wilkie Collins is a collection of interconnected tales written in the late 19th century. The narrative revolves around Mr. William Kerby, a traveling portrait-painter, whose life is punctuated by personal struggles, including an eye ailment that forces him to cease his work for six months. The stories progress through his wife Leah’s perspective as she records her thoughts in her diary, intertwining their domestic challenges with the colorful characters they encounter during their travels. The opening of the text introduces us to Leah's diary entries, detailing the couple's plight after her husband's health issues jeopardize their income and necessitate a move to a farmhouse. Leah's resilience in the face of adversity is highlighted, revealing her determination to sustain her family and support her husband through his difficult time. The entries reflect her worries about their financial situation, yet also showcase moments of hope and familial love. As the narrative unfolds, the couple contemplates the possibility of William sharing stories from his life as an artist to turn their hardships into a new venture, setting the stage for the collection of tales that will follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 68.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Author: Collins, Wilkie, 1824-1889
EBook No.: 1626
Published: Feb 1, 1999
Downloads: 473
Language: English
Subject: England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction
Subject: Diary fiction
Subject: Short stories, English
Subject: Mystery fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.