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The Wilkie Collins Library

The Wilkie Collins Library

By: Wilkie Collins
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In these modern days, when the ear may wander where once only the eye could travel, The Wilkie Collins Library invites you into chambers of secrecy, suspicion, and revelation. Here are presented, in their entirety, those narratives of shadow and sensation wherein innocence trembles, truth disguises itself, and justice waits patiently to be uncovered.

By the steady glow of the lamp and the turning of each successive page, voices long silent speak again of hidden identities, perilous inheritances, devoted hearts, and crimes most cunningly contrived. Each tale unfolds as it was first told: deliberate in its suspense, exact in its detail, and resolute in its pursuit of the extraordinary concealed within the ordinary.

Attend closely, dear listener. The mystery is never far from the threshold, and the next chapter is already at hand.Public domain Hourly
Episodes
  • Armadale Book the second - Chapter IX

    Armadale Book the second - Chapter IX
    Jul 4 2026
    In which Allan Armadale and his companions explore the eerie solitude of the Broads, encountering a mysterious cottage and enduring a somewhat uneasy picnic interrupted by the absent arrival of a friend. Alone at the water's edge, Allan confronts strange premonitions and a haunting vision that lead him to an unexpected meeting with Major Milroy’s enigmatic governess, Miss Gwilt.
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    31 mins
  • Armadale Book the second - Chapter VI

    Armadale Book the second - Chapter VI
    Jul 3 2026
    In which the curious transformation of Midwinter from a reserved to a boisterous companion puzzles and unsettles those around him, culminating in a humorous yet disconcerting exhibition of Major Milroy’s intricate clock that only serves to reveal delicate tensions beneath the surface. Allan Armadale, caught between admiration and unease, navigates the social complexities of the Milroy household, where affection and prudence make an uneasy alliance.
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    19 mins
  • Armadale Book the second - Chapter II

    Armadale Book the second - Chapter II
    Jul 2 2026
    In which Allan Armadale awakes to the bewildering reality of inheriting Thorpe Ambrose, where he amicably surveys his new estate and social circle, including the spirited Miss Milroy and her father, Major Milroy. Their acquaintance blossoms into a genial alliance over shared domestic concerns and the search for a governess, as Allan navigates the responsibilities of his landed gentlemanship with youthful frankness and an engagingly candid manner.
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    47 mins
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