A Plot in Private Life, Wilkie Collins
A Plot in Private Life, Wilkie Collins
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A Plot in Private Life

Author: Wilkie Collins

Narrator: Bobbie Frohman

Unabridged: 2 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/20/2014

Categories: Fiction

Synopsis

William, the narrator and faithful servant to rich widow, Mrs. Norcross, tells the story of his mistress’ unhappy second marriage to James Smith. A detective lawyer’s clerk, Mr. Dark, both confirms Smith’s bigamous remarriage and, following his disappearance, proves Mrs. Norcross and William innocent of murder. Dark also recovers jewelry stolen by the maidservant and establishes her guilt. William’s amiable relationship with the experienced detective foreshadows that between Betteredge and Cuff in The Moonstone.

About Wilkie Collins

Wilkie Collins (1824–1889) was an English novelist. He studied law and was admitted to the bar but never practiced. Instead, he devoted his time to writing and is best known for his novels The Woman in White, No Name, Armadale, and The Moonstone, which has been called the finest detective story ever written. A number of his works were collaborations with his close friend, Charles Dickens. The Woman in White so gripped the imagination of the world that Wilkie Collins had his own tombstone inscribed: “Author of The Woman in White.”

About Bobbie Frohman

Bobbie Frohman, a third generation Californian, was raised in a large extended family, the niece of cowboys. Early on she developed a deep love of animals, training her dogs to perform with her at dog shows, and as a competitive barrel racer with her beloved horse, Lucky.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tom on November 28, 2022

Brother Griffith's Story of A Plot in Private Life is a short story originally published as A Marriage Tragedy in Harper's New Monthly Magazine in February 1858. William, the narrator and faithful servant to the rich widow, Mrs. Norcross, tells the story of her unhappy second marriage to James Smith.......more

Goodreads review by Cindy B. on October 16, 2023

Golden Age Mystery—no sex, no gore, no profanity, no offense. Interesting plot and twists with a satisfactory end. (Very short (2-1/2 hrs.) but worth the price and the reading.......more

Goodreads review by Cindy B. on October 16, 2023

Golden Age Mystery—no sex, no gore, no profanity, no offense. Interesting plot and twists with a satisfactory end. (Very short (2-1/2 hrs.) but worth the price and the reading. Text is free at Librivox and other sites.......more

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