2, ISBN: 1230000298346

Collection of ten short stories set within the connecting narrative of 'The Queen of Hearts'. Dedicated to Emile Forgues. 'The Queen of Hearts' is the school nickname of Jessie Yelverton … Meer...

Collection of ten short stories set within the connecting narrative of 'The Queen of Hearts'. Dedicated to Emile Forgues. 'The Queen of Hearts' is the school nickname of Jessie Yelverton who arranges to stay for six weeks with her elderly guardian, Griffith, a retired lawyer. Griffith lives with his two brothers, Owen the clergyman and Morgan the doctor, in an isolated house in South Wales. Griffith's son, George, is in love with Jessie and the three brothers set out to delay her departure for t Collection of ten short stories set within the connecting narrative of 'The Queen of Hearts'. Dedicated to Emile Forgues. 'The Queen of Hearts' is the school nickname of Jessie Yelverton who arranges to stay for six weeks with her elderly guardian, Griffith, a retired lawyer. Griffith lives with his two brothers, Owen the clergyman and Morgan the doctor, in an isolated house in South Wales. Griffith's son, George, is in love with Jessie and the three brothers set out to delay her departure for ten days so that George can propose on his return from the Crimean war. In a kind of Arabian Nights story-telling, the three brothers draw on their professional experiences to entertain their young guest with a different story each evening: Brother Owen's Story of The Black Cottage Short story originally published as 'The Siege of the Black Cottage' in Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February 1857. Bessie is a stonemason's daughter left alone in her cottage on the moors one night to look after a valuable pocket-book. She successfully protects herself, the money and Polly, the cat, from two violent burglars. An early example by Collins of a courageous and resourceful female character. Brother Griffith's Story of The Family Secret Short story originally published as 'Uncle George; or, the Family Mystery' in The National Magazine, November 1856. Charley, the narrator, spends many years trying to discover the family secret from his relatives. He finally learns by chance that his beautiful young sister died when Uncle George, a doctor, performed a rash operation to remove an unsightly tumour from her neck. Brother Morgan's Story of The Dream Woman (The Ostler) Supernatural short story originally published as 'The Ostler', second part of 'The Holly Tree Inn', the Extra Christmas Number of Household Words for December 1855. It was adapted by Collins for his reading tour of America and enlarged within a narrative framework for The Frozen Deep and Other Stories (1874). Isaac Scatc Classics, Fiction & Literature, Queen of Hearts~~ Wilkie Collins~~Classics~~Fiction & Literature~~1230000298346, en, Queen of Hearts, Wilkie Collins, 1230000298346, Consumer Oriented Ebooks Publisher, 02/11/2015, , , , Consumer Oriented Ebooks Publisher, 02/11/2015<

2002, ISBN: 1230000298346

Collection of ten short stories set within the connecting narrative of 'The Queen of Hearts'. Dedicated to Emile Forgues. 'The Queen of Hearts' is the school nickname of Jessie Yelverton … Meer...

Collection of ten short stories set within the connecting narrative of 'The Queen of Hearts'. Dedicated to Emile Forgues. 'The Queen of Hearts' is the school nickname of Jessie Yelverton who arranges to stay for six weeks with her elderly guardian Classics, Fiction & Literature, Queen of Hearts~~ Wilkie Collins~~Classics~~Fiction & Literature~~1230000298346, en, Queen of Hearts, Wilkie Collins, 1230000298346, Consumer Oriented Ebooks Publisher, 02/11/2015, , , , Consumer Oriented Ebooks Publisher, 02/11/2015<