Wilkie Collins (1824-1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and short story writer. He is best known for his novels The Woman in White (1860) and The Moonstone (1868). He was one of the most popular and prolific Victorian novelists, and his works were widely read during his lifetime. Collins was born in London in 1824. He was the son of a well-known painter, William Collins. He studied law at Lincoln's Inn, but he never practiced. Instead, he pursued a career in writing. His first novel, Antonina, was published in 1850. Collins was a master of the sensation novel, a genre of fiction that was popular in the Victorian era. His novels often featured mysterious plots, suspenseful scenes, and complex characters. He was also a pioneer of detective fiction, and his novel The Moonstone is considered to be the first detective novel in the English language. Collins was a close friend of Charles Dickens, and the two collaborated on several works, including the play No Thoroughfare (1867). Collins also wrote several short stories, including "The Dream Woman" (1859) and "The Diary of Anne Rodway" (1863). Collins died in 1889 at the age of 65. He is remembered as one of the most influential and popular authors of the Victorian era.
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