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One of the few novels which treats deeply the stigma of illegitimacy in the Victorian times.
This is the story of the Vanstone family. After their father's death in a local train crash followed by their mother's death in childbirth, the two sisters, Norah and Magdalen, the girls discovered that their parents that their parents have only been married a few months and the wedding invalidated their will.
They are forced then to face life by their own way with the help of their loyal governess Miss Ga ...more
This is the story of the Vanstone family. After their father's death in a local train crash followed by their mother's death in childbirth, the two sisters, Norah and Magdalen, the girls discovered that their parents that their parents have only been married a few months and the wedding invalidated their will.
They are forced then to face life by their own way with the help of their loyal governess Miss Ga ...more
No Name is my third read of a Wilkie Collins novel. I began with The Moonstone and loved it, then I read The Woman In White and adored that one and now I've just finished the massive 741 page roller-coaster ride of No Name and I am speechless. There were times in the middle where I actually thought this was a weak novel compared to the others, because I saw plainly where it was heading, but then it took a turn that I didn't see and wow! That last dip took my breath and had my emotions hanging on
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