This book builds on a critical and scholarly revival of interest in Collins. Baker draws upon biographical revelations and the recent publication of Collins's letters to provide a unique insight into both the man and the writer. The volume will appeal to all students of Collins and those with an interest in the life of Nineteenth-century England.

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WILLIAM BAKER is Presidential Research Professor, Professor of English and Professor, University Libraries, at Northern Illinois University, USA. He edits George Eliot - George Henry Lewes Studies and co-edits the Year's Work in English Studies. He has authored and edited more than twenty books, including The Public Face of Wilkie Collins: The Collected Letters (2005).

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General Editor's Preface Introduction and Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Chronology Principal Sources Consulted Index of Works by Wilkie Collins Index of People Index of Places