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The Two Destinies (in English)
Collins, Wilkie
Synopsis "The Two Destinies (in English)"
"The Two Destinies" is a singular by Wilkie Collins. This exciting work weaves a story of thriller, romance, and the supernatural. The story revolves round significant characters, the blind musician, and composer, Maurice Linzey, and the stunning and enigmatic young woman, Jessie Yelverton. Maurice, who has the unique capability to understand a person's real character through his heightened senses, encounters Jessie, a girl haunted through a mysterious past. As their lives end up entwined, the narrative unfolds with factors of suspense and the mystical. The novel takes unexpected turns as it delves into subject matters of destiny, love, and the outcomes of one's moves. Collins skillfully combines factors of the Gothic and the supernatural with an eager know-how of human psychology. The plot navigates thru secrets and techniques, deceptions, and the complexities of relationships. "The Two Destinies" stands proud in Collins's body of work for its exploration of the supernatural, which adds an additional layer of intrigue to the narrative. As the character's grapple with their destinies, the radical keeps readers on the edge of their seats, combining factors of Victorian sensation fiction with Collins's signature storytelling.
(Londres 1824-1889) Dramaturgo, novelista y prolífico autor de relatos. A los 17 años comienza a trabajar en una empresa de comercio de té mientras escribe Ioláni, o Tahití tal como era (Gótica nº 32), obra que no vio la luz hasta más de un siglo después de su muerte. Estudió Derecho y, aunque nunca llegó a ejercer, sí utilizó los conocimientos jurídicos en muchas de sus obras, y la crítica le considera uno de los padres del género policiaco. En 1851, conoce a Charles Dickens, al que le unirá una profunda amistad y publicará en su semanario All the Year Around sus principales obras. Tras la muerte de Dickens en 1870, su popularidad decae. Padeció de gota reumática la que le acabó provocando una adicción al opio. El epitafio de su tumba le destaca como el autor de la novela La dama de blanco.
