After Dark by Wilkie Collins
"After Dark" by Wilkie Collins is a collection of six short stories first published in 1856. The tales are united by a framing narrative: a portrait-painter forbidden from working must rely on his wife to transcribe his stories for publication to avoid destitution. Each story—featuring terribly strange beds, stolen letters, and mysterious masks—comes from a different narrator, creating a tapestry of suspenseful tales originally published in Charles Dickens's magazine Household Words. (This
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| Author | Collins, Wilkie, 1824-1889 |
|---|---|
| Title | After Dark |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/After_Dark_(short_story_collection) |
| Contents | Leaves from Leah's diary -- The traveler's story of a terribly strange bed -- The lawyer's story of a stolen letter -- The French governess's story of Sister Rose -- The angler's story of the lady of Glenwith Grange -- The nun's story of Gabriel's marriage -- The professor's story of the yellow mask. |
| Credits | Produced by James Rusk, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 68.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction |
| Subject | Diary fiction |
| Subject | Short stories, English |
| Subject | Mystery fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 1626 |
| Release Date | Feb 1, 1999 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jun 1, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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