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Wilkie Collins: Das Duell im Walde. Sieben spannende GeschichtenDas Duell im Walde: »Miss Bertha and the Yankee«, 1877. Auch: »The Duel in Herne Wood«.Die Heirat wider Willen: »Mr. Cosway and the Landlady«, 1881. Auch: »Your Money or Your Life«.Herr Lismore und die Witwe: »Mr. Lismore and the Widow«, 1883. Auch: »She Loves and Lies«.Herr Marmaduke und der Pfarrer: »Mr. Marmaduke and the Minister«, 1878. Auch: »The Mystery of Marmaduke«.Fräulein Minna und der Reitknecht: »Miss Mina and the Groom«, 1878. Auch: »A Shocking Story«.Der Polizist und die Köchin: »Mr. Policeman and the Cook«, 1881. Auch: »Who Killed Zebedee?«.Fräulein Morris und der Fremde: »Miss Morris and the Stranger«, 1881. Auch: »How I Married Him«.Inhaltsverzeichnis:Das Duell im Walde.Die Heirat wider Willen.Herr Lismore und die Witwe.Herr Marmaduke und der Pfarrer.Fräulein Minna und der Reitknecht.Der Polizist und die Köchin.Fräulein Morris und der Fremde.Neuausgabe.Herausgegeben von Karl-Maria Guth.Berlin 2023.Erstdruck dieser Übersetzungen: Otto-Hendel-Verlag, Halle a.d.S. 1901. Der Text dieser Ausgabe wurde behutsam an die neue deutsche Rechtschreibung angepasst.Umschlaggestaltung von Thomas Schultz-Overhage unter Verwendung des Bildes: Charles Allston Collins, Wilkie Collins, 1853.Gesetzt aus der Minion Pro, 11 pt.Henricus - Edition Deutsche Klassik GmbH

A sharp-witted detective investigates the mystery of a gem, plundered from India and now vanished in England, and discovers shifting motives, unreliable testimony and growing danger in this foundational classic of mystery fiction.The Moonstone justly occupies an exalted position as a groundbreaking novel that opened the way for a great deal of genre fiction, mysteries and thrillers, but it is far more than simply an influence upon later works. This is an epistolary novel with a number of diverse and clearly incised viewpoints, displaying the author's skill with both character and the unveiling of the elements of a mystery plot. One of the characters is the detective charged with finding the thief who stole the Moonstone, a huge diamond with a bloody history, and he is a clear precursor to A.C. Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. Another character, much remarked upon at the novel's original release, suffers from opium addiction, depicted with frightening clarity by Collins, who dealt with that issue firsthand. The plot is sensational but relayed realistically and builds to one of the most unusual plot twists in mystery literature, made all the more remarkable by virtue of appearing in the genre's earliest days. Initially serialized in Charles Dickens magazine All The Year Round, The Moonstone was published in 1868 and has never been out of print since.With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The Moonstone is both modern and readable.

An embattled inheritance, accusations of madness, scheming villainy and much more tie into the labyrinthine plot of one of the most celebrated and sensational novels of the Victorian era.¿A young man just beginning a new job in London meets with a strange woman on a moonlit road, offers her assistance getting into the city and then finds she may have just escaped an asylum. Hidden connections are unveiled between the family that employs the young man and the mysterious woman, pulling the reader into a suspenseful web of plots within plots, theft, betrayal, mistaken identities and attempted murder. Punctuating his dramatic narrative with sharp suspense and sudden moments of revelation that provide shock and understanding in equal measure, Wilkie Collins was pioneer of the literary thriller. In 1859, when serialized in Charles Dickens magazine, All the Year Round, crowds lined up to buy each installment of The Woman in White. Modern readers will be grateful to have the entire text at hand as the author¿s remarkable storytelling skills retain their power to ensnare, enchant and keep the pages turning toward the unpredictable conclusion.With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The Woman in White is both modern and readable.