A review by kittykornerlibrarian
Armadale by Wilkie Collins, John Sutherland

5.0

I treated myself to some Wilkie Collins for five days of Thanksgiving break... reading an 800+-page Victorian novel isn't everyone's idea of fun, perhaps, but it is mine. I love Wilkie Collins' characters, writing, complex plot lines, and all that drama that makes Victorian literature what it is. You can always count on Wilkie Collins for a strong woman character whose actions and choices drive the plot, unlike certain others of his contemporaries (why, yes, I'm looking at you, Charles Dickens.). I love the crazy mixed-up plot involving mixed-up names and inheritances. Lydia Gwilt, more people should know your name.