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Dead Secret

A story set in 19th century Cornwall which centres round young Rosemary Treverton and her mother's maid, Sarah Leeson, who did the 'secret'.

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  • "Dead secret"
  • "Miss Bertha and the Yankee"
  • "Miss Bertha and the Yankee"@en
  • "Miss Betha and the Yankee"@en

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  • "A story set in 19th century Cornwall which centres round young Rosemary Treverton and her mother's maid, Sarah Leeson, who did the 'secret'."@en
  • "The dying Mrs. Trevorton composes a guilt-ridden letter to her husband and instructs her maid Sarah to deliver it, but Sarah -- implicated in the secret within the letter -- hides it in a forgotten room of the Trevorton mansion. Fifteen years later, daughter Rosamond Trevorton marries with plans to renovate the mansion and the secret emerges."@en
  • "Living happily with her husband on her ancestral estate, Porthgenna Tower, Rosamund Treverton is completely unaware of the family secret that tells of her past. But when a servant who holds the key to this mystery returns to Porthgenna, the truth is revealed.The Dead Secret is one of several mystery novels written by Wilkie Collins. Like his earlier novel Hide and Seek, The Dead Secret reveals the mystery to the reader while leaving the characters in the dark for the majority of the story.HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library."@en
  • "A deathbed confession—transcribed and hidden away—has the power to change the lives of the deceased's friends and family. When it comes to light years later, there are devastating results. In this powerful mix of suspense and psychological drama, Wilkie Collins's gifts as a master storyteller are on full display."
  • "Rosamund Treverton has it all -- an affluent lifestyle, a loving mother who dotes on her, and a seemingly bright future. But a deathbed confession from her mother makes it clear that Rosamund''s past hides a dark secret. This suspenseful family mystery will keep readers entranced until the very last page."@en
  • "Rosamond Treverton Franklin et son mari aveugle sont confrontés au terrible secret que dissimule la demeure ancestrale des Treverton en Cornouailles. La nourrice de Rosamond, Sarah Leesen, connaît la nature de ce mystère et semble déterminée à empêcher le couple d'atteindre la maison. Elle les y précède et s'engage alors un hallucinant jeu de cache-cache..."
  • "Rosamond Treverton lay dying at Porthgenna Tower, the family mansion in Cornwall. Calling her lady's maid to her side she confesses a terrible secret from her past, but dies before she can extract a promise from Sarah to reveal all to her husband. Hiding the written confession in a remote part of the mansion, Sarah carries the burden alone for fifteen years. Worn out by the strain, it is at this point that she is pitched headlong into a chain of events which could lead to discovery by the innocent she is trying to protect. Will the secret be revealed? What lies in store for the young Rosamond, her blind husband and their infant son, heir to Porthgenna?"
  • "Wilkie Collins was the first great detective novelist. His dark and complex mysteries influenced the work of other writers, such as Anthony Trollope and Charles Dickens, with whom he developed a close personal friendship. Swinburne found his work worthy of serious criticism, and T. S. Eliot credits him even more than Poe with the invention of the modern detective novel and the popular thriller. Before such works as "The Woman in White," "The Moonstone," "Armadale," and "No Name," Collins demonstrates the full range of his talents for intricate plot and dramatic suspense in "The Dead Secret," one of his earliest novels. Like much of Collins's work, "The Dead Secret" explores the consequences of a single, hidden act. The Cornish mansion Porthgenna harbors the secret of such an act, one that has ruined the life of the servant girl Sarah Leeson. This same secret lies hidden for fifteen years until the heiress to Porthgenna, Rosamund Treverton, returns and exposes it. Her detective work may reveal the truth, but her revelation of a long-forgotten crime could mean disaster for her and the entire estate."

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  • "Publishers' cloth bindings (Binding)"@en
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  • "Large type books"@en
  • "Fiction - Classic"
  • "Classic fiction"
  • "History"@en
  • "History"
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  • "Mystery and detective fiction"@en
  • "Dime novels"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Detective and mystery stories"@en
  • "Detective and mystery fiction"@en
  • "Gothic fiction"@en
  • "Gothic fiction"
  • "Ausgabe"
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  • "Electronic books"
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  • "Dead Secret"@en
  • "Dead Secret"
  • "Le Secret"
  • "The dead secret and other tales"
  • "The dead Secret"
  • "Dead secret ... new edition"
  • "Le secret : Roman"
  • "The dead secret; a novel"@en
  • "The dead secret : a new impression"
  • "El Secreto de Sarah"
  • "El secreto de Sarah"
  • "El secreto de Sarah"@es
  • "Le secret Roman anglais"
  • "Le Secret, par Wilkie Collins, roman anglais traduit par Old Nick (E.-D. Forgues)"
  • "The dead secret, and other tales"
  • "[The Dead Secret . New edition.]"@en
  • "[The Dead Secret ... New edition.]"@en
  • "The dead secret, a romance"@en
  • "The Dead Secret : A Novel"@en
  • "Het doode geheim"
  • "El secreto = the dead secret"
  • "The dead secret, a novel"@en
  • "Le secret"
  • "The dead secret A novel"@en
  • "The Dead Secret"
  • "The Dead Secret"@en
  • "Le secret : roman anglais"
  • "Dead secret"
  • "Secret absolu : roman"
  • "The Dead Secret, by Wilkie Collins, and other tales"
  • "The Dead Secret a Novel"@en
  • "The dead secret : A novel"@en
  • "The dead secret"
  • "The dead secret"@en
  • "The Dead secret"
  • "The dead secret ; Little novel : Miss Bertha and the yankee"@en
  • "The Dead Secret. [Abridged.]"@en
  • "The dead secret: a novel"@en
  • "The dead secret. A novel"
  • "The dead secret. A novel"@en
  • "En hemlighet : berättelse"
  • "Ein tiefes Geheimniss : Roman"
  • "The dead secret a novel"@en
  • "The dead secret a novel"
  • "The Dead secret, by Wilkie Collins,... New edition"
  • "El secreto"@es
  • "The dead secret : a novel ; Little novel"@en
  • "The dead secret : a novel"@en
  • "The dead secret : a novel"
  • "The Dead Secret. By Wilkie Collins. And other tales"
  • "The Dead Secret. By Wilkie Collins. And other tales"@en

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