Hide and seek / Wilkie Collins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Collins, Wilkie, 1824-1889.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

England--Social life and customs--19th century--Fiction.

England.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (521 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Auckland, New Zealand] : The Floating Press, 1854.

Summary:

This domestic drama from beloved author Wilkie Collins focuses on the abiding power of family, whether by birth or by chance. A profoundly disabled girl is adopted by a loving family, but her true origins are shrouded in mystery. When a few intrepid friends begin trying to find out more about her history, a wholly unexpected chain of events is set into motion.

Contents:

Title; Contents; Preface to the Revised Edition; Opening Chapter - A Child's Sunday; BOOK I - THE HIDING; Chapter I - A New Neighborhood, and a Strange Character; Chapter II - Mr. Blyth in His Studio; Chapter III - Madonna's Childhood; Chapter IV - Madonna's Mother; Chapter V - Madonna's Misfortune; Chapter VI - Madonna Goes to London; Chapter VII - Madonna in Her New Home; Chapter VIII - Mentor and Telemachus; Chapter IX - The Tribulations of Zack; Chapter X - Mr. Blyth's Drawing Academy; Chapter XI - The Brewing of the Storm; BOOK II - THE SEEKING

Chapter I - The Man with the Black Skull-CapChapter II - The Prodigal's Return; Chapter III - The Search Begun; Chapter IV - Fate Works, with Zack for an Instrument; Chapter V - Fate Works, with Mr. Blyth for an Instrument; Chapter VI - The Finding of the Clue; Chapter VII - The Box of Letters; Chapter VIII - Joanna Grice's Narrative; Chapter IX - More Discoveries; Chapter X - The Squaw's Mixture; Chapter XI - The Garden Door; Chapter XII - The Hair Bracelet; Chapter XIII - The Search for Arthur Carr; Chapter XIV - Mary's Grave; Chapter XV - The Discovery of Arthur Carr

Chapter XVI - The Day of ReckoningChapter XVII - Matthew Grice's Revenge; Closing Chapter - A Year and a Half Afterwards; Endnotes

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 21, 2013).

ISBN:

1-77652-342-3

OCLC:

809844099