About the Author

William Wilkie Collins (1824-1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and author of short stories. He wrote 30 novels, more than 60 short stories, 14 plays, and more than 100 essays. His best-known works are The Woman in White and The Moonstone.

Reviews

"The first, the longest, and the best of modern English detective novels in a genre invented by Collins and not by Poe." -- T.S. Eliot, author of The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock "Probably the very finest detective story ever written." -- Dorothy L. Sayers "Probably the best detective tale in the world." -- G. K. Chesterton, author of The Victorian Age in Literature