wilkie collins

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Wilkie Collins wrote many famous mystery novels.

Definition

1. Proper noun:
   • English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889): Wilkie Collins refers to a specific 19th-century British author, William Wilkie Collins, who is recognized as a pioneering figure in the genre of detective fiction.

Usage Examples

• Proper noun:
  • Wilkie Collins was a close friend and collaborator of Charles Dickens.
  • Many consider Wilkie Collins's novel 'The Moonstone' to be one of the first full-length detective stories in English.
  • The narrative techniques in Wilkie Collins's work influenced later mystery writers.

Advanced Usage

• "in the style of Wilkie Collins": describing a narrative or mystery that features the complex plotting, suspense, and sensational elements characteristic of his novels.
  • The modern thriller, with its nested secrets and multiple narrators, felt very much in the style of Wilkie Collins.

Variants and Related Words

• Collinsian (adj): pertaining to or characteristic of Wilkie Collins or his works.
  • The novel's Collinsian plot twists kept readers guessing until the final chapter.

Synonyms

• William Wilkie Collins: The author's full name.
• Pioneer of detective fiction: A descriptive term highlighting his role in the genre's development.

Related Phrases

• Sensation Novelist: Wilkie Collins is often classified as a leading writer of "sensation novels," a popular Victorian genre that blended realism with mystery, crime, and melodrama.
  • As a sensation novelist, Wilkie Collins explored themes of identity, crime, and domestic secrecy.

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Noun

1. English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)

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• Collins
• Wilkie Collins
• William Wilkie Collins