The two destinies
About this book
One of Wilkie Collins's 'sensation' novels of two lovers who face a life of accidents and vicissitudes when they are parted cruelly as children. Unknown to each other as the children they once were, they meet again and again in their adult lives, only to be separated. Wilkie brings in in his favourite tricks - bigamy, embezzlement, desertion, disfigurement, love that cannot be undone even in the afterlife, as well as Victorian ideas of morality, fidelity and wronged women. An interesting book, if not his best.
Reader Profile
3.7/5 · 639 readers · 102 pages · ≈ 1 h 53 m · Challenging
How long does it take to read The two destinies?
About ≈ 1 h 53 m — 102 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is The two destinies?
102 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is The two destinies?
It sits on the Mystery, Fiction shelves.
Is The two destinies in the public domain?
Yes — it is free to read and share.
Where does The two destinies take place?
It is set in Rotterdam, Enkhuizen, Suffolk (England) during 1850-1870.
Who wrote The two destinies?
Wilkie Collins.
Where can I read The two destinies online for free?
It is in the public domain — read it free on Open Library