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Lisa posted a review at .
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I loved this! A great read with some very interesting characters. Enjoyed the tete a tetes between Capt. Wragge and Mrs. LeCount. Was like watching a game of tennis to see who was more sinister! Great ending!
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Elizabeth posted a review at .
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No name is somewhat of a social commentary on nineteenth-century laws towards illegitimate children. Wilkie Collins was known to tackle social problems in his novels, and he was partial to the plight of women. In No Name, Collins had a chance to write about both of these social issues. The Vanstone family lived a happily and peaceful existence at the Combe-Raven estate. Mr and Mrs Vanstone had two daughters: Norah and Magdalen. Norah, the eldest, was the docile of the two. Magdalen, the youngest and a great beauty, was headstrong and unpredictable.When Andrew Vanstone unexpectedly dies in an accident and his wife shortly thereafter, the Vanstone daughters are left devastated and alone. What could possibly be worse than losing two parents in such a short span of time? How about finding out that your parents were not legally married at the time of your birth and your inheritance and everything you thought you possessed is now to be put into the hands of a complete stranger. This is the plot of Wilke Collins's No Name. Andrew Vanstone's fortune is transfered into the hands of his brother, the cold-hearted, Michael Vanstone. When Michael Vanstone dies, the fortune find itself in the possession of the equally odious, Noel Vanstone. Norah meekly accepts her unfortunate fate, but Magdalen is haunted by the injustice done towards her father's wishes. She decides she WILL regain what is rightfully hers. Magdalen finds a partner in crime in a distant relative, the unscrupulous, Captain Wragge. Together, Magalden and the Captain plot to swindle the unsuspecting Noel Vanstone out of his fortune. However, Magdalen and the Captain meet their match in Novel Vanstone's housekeeper, Mrs Lecount. The gullible Mr Vanstone may be taken in by Magdalen's youth and beauty, but Mrs Lecount suspects foul play from the start. Magdalen and the Captain know Mrs Lecount knows and Mrs Lecount they know. The majority of the novel consists of the twosome trying to outsmart the cunning housekeeper and vice versa. I must say this was an incredbily entertaining read! The novel is quite a long. It is over 700 pages. It took me a little bit longer to read than most novels, but it did not disappoint.
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A very fine Victorian novel that is very un-Victorian in its undercurrent. I liked it very much the first time through, and I mean to read it again soon.
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A reader posted a review at .
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Really enjoyed this - a feisty heroine and lots of laughs - why can't the BBC dramatise it!!
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A reader posted a review at .
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My favourite, among all the Wilkie Collins'. Such great characters.
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The best relatively unknown Collins book!
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Michael posted a review at .
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The order goes: Woman in White, No Name, and then The Moonstone as far as the most awesome Wilkie Collins novels go. Trust me.
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Gripping story that would make a great tv adaption. There is more to period costume than Dickens and Austen!!
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