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• Collins, Wilkie — ▪ British author in full  William Wilkie Collins  born Jan. 8, 1824, London, Eng. died Sept. 23, 1889, London  English sensation novelist, early master of the mystery story, and pioneer of detective fiction.       The son of William Collins… …   Universalium

• COLLINS, WILKIE —    English novelist, son of the succeeding, born in London; tried business, then law, and finally settled to literature; his novel The Woman in White was the first to take with the public, and was preceded and succeeded by others which have… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Wilkie Collins — William Wilkie Collins (8 January 1824 – 23 September 1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and author of short stories. He was very popular during the Victorian era and wrote 30 novels, more than 60 short stories, 14 plays, and over 100 non …   Wikipedia

• Wilkie Collins — (1850) …   Wikipédia en Français

• Wilkie Collins — noun English writer noted for early detective novels (1824 1889) • Syn: ↑Collins, ↑William Wilkie Collins • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author * * * Wilkie Collins …   Useful english dictionary

• Wilkie Collins — (Porträt von John Everett Millais, 1850) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Collins — Collins, Anthony Collins, Michael Collins, Michael Collins, William Collins, William Wilkie * * * (as used in expressions) Collins, Michael Collins, (William) Wilkie Foster, Stephen (Collins) Whitney, William C(ollins) …   Enciclopedia Universal

• COLLINS (W. W.) — COLLINS WILLIAM WILKIE (1824 1889) Fils d’un peintre paysagiste de renom, William Wilkie Collins reçut une éducation privée, passa dix huit mois en Italie avec sa famille et, contre son gré, fit des études de droit dont profita la documentation… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Collins (Familienname) — Collins ist ein englischer Familienname. Herkunft und Bedeutung Der Name kann patronymischen Ursprungs sein („Sohn des Colin“) oder auf inselkeltische Namen zurückgehen. Bekannte Namensträger Inhaltsverzeichnis A B C D E F G H I J K …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Collins — Collins, 1) John Anthony, engl. Philosoph, geb. 1676 zu Hefton in Middlesex, gest. 1729, lernte zeitig Locke kennen, mit dem er bis zu dessen Tode in Briefwechsel stand. Er gehörte zu den englischen Freidenkern und Deïsten und suchte zu beweisen …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

• Collins, (William)Wilkie — Collins, (William) Wilkie. 1824 1889. British writer noted for his pioneering detective novels, including The Woman in White (1860) and The Moonstone (1868). * * * …   Universalium