Project Gutenberg 1999-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 683 Collins, Wilkie 1824 1889 Collins, William Wilkie After Dark Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/After_Dark_(short_story_collection) 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. Produced by James Rusk, and David Widger "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 ease score: 68.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Diary fiction Short stories, English Mystery fiction PR Text Category: Short Stories Category: British Literature 932943 2025-08-01T10:31:22.600824 text/html 933663 2025-06-01T13:28:35 text/html 388212 2025-08-01T10:31:32.878784 application/epub+zip 404452 2025-08-01T10:31:24.752829 application/epub+zip 404452 2025-08-01T10:31:23.439814 application/epub+zip 662571 2025-08-01T10:31:39.480756 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 607090 2025-08-01T10:31:31.987813 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 579657 2022-09-01T11:49:14.550631 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 806453 2025-08-01T10:31:20.684830 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 786752 2025-06-01T13:28:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17335 2025-08-01T10:31:39.626730 application/rdf+xml 9519 2025-08-01T10:31:24.006840 image/jpeg 2672 2025-08-01T10:31:23.753805 image/jpeg 376022 2025-08-01T10:31:22.666864 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia