The Dead Secret: A Novel by Wilkie Collins
QR code
"The Dead Secret: A Novel" by Wilkie Collins is a novel published in 1857. A dying woman's confession sets a devastating secret in motion—one that reveals the true parentage of Rosamond Treverton, raised as a wealthy heiress at Porthgenna Tower. Twenty years later, a hidden letter threatens to unravel everything when Rosamond and her blind husband Leonard return to the estate. As the truth emerges, questions of inheritance, legitimacy, and acceptance hang
in the balance in this early sensation novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Download for free
For your e-reader or reading app — Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, Calibre etc.
Kindle → Use Send-to-Kindle
Kobo, Nook etc → Transfer via USB
Phone, tablet or computer → Open in a reading app
Other formats & older devices
There may be more files related to this item.
About this eBook
| Author | Collins, Wilkie, 1824-1889 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Dead Secret: A Novel |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dead_Secret |
| Credits | Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 78.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Inheritance and succession -- Fiction |
| Subject | Mothers and daughters -- Fiction |
| Subject | Gothic fiction |
| Subject | Illegitimate children -- Fiction |
| Subject | Cornwall (England : County) -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 43092 |
| Release Date | Jul 5, 2013 |
| Last Update | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 754 downloads in the last 30 days. |
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!