Cover of No Name Volume 1 by Wilkie Collins Audiobook No Name Volume 1
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No Name Volume 1

Author
Wilkie Collins
Read by
Eloise Fairfax
Language
English
Length
8 hours 51 minutes
ISBN
9781802563382
Published
22 February 2025
Imprint
Fractal Press
  • identity
  • inheritance
  • illegitimacy
  • social injustice
  • morality
  • class disparity
  • resilience
  • deception
  • secrets
  • survival

Description

In No Name Volume 1 , Wilkie Collins introduces a gripping tale of identity, inheritance, and social injustice. After their father’s death, Magdalen and Norah Vanstone discover they are illegitimate and thus denied their rightful inheritance. Determined to reclaim what is theirs, Magdalen, the more resourceful sister, devises a daring plan to expose the deceit surrounding their birth. As they navigate a world that rejects them, alliances are formed and secrets unravel. This volume sets the stage for a complex narrative exploring themes of morality, class disparity, and the resilience of those cast out by society. Through twists and intrigue, Collins crafts a compelling story of survival and justice.

Author

William Wilkie Collins was an English novelist, playwright, and author of short stories. Collins made significant contribution towards development of the sensation novel, which focused on tales woven around criminal biographies. It also drew on the gothic and romantic genres of fiction. Typically the sensation novel focused on shocking subject matter including adultery, theft, kidnapping, insanity, bigamy, forgery, seduction and murder.