The New Magdalen Annotated Wilkie Collins 9781534758582 Books
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The New Magdalen was published in 1873, dedicated to the memory of Charles Allston Collins who died during its composition. One of the most didactic of Wilkie Collins's 'novels with a purpose', treating the then fashionable theme of the 'fallen woman' who attempts to put her past behind her but is repeatedly thwarted by the prejudices of respectable English society. The heroine is not only, conventionally, 'rescued' by a clergyman but, unconventionally, finally married to him.
The New Magdalen Annotated Wilkie Collins 9781534758582 Books
I've read a lot of Wilkie Collins, and I have to say this is not one of his best. It was okay, as long as you are able to ignore certain inconsistencies. But I was very disappointed in his character development. The only two characters that he bothered to actually delve into were Lady Janet and Mercy Merrick. Everyone else behaved like a caricature of whatever part of society they represented. Grace Roseberry's character was slightly fleshed out in the beginning, but instead of further fleshing her out when he had the opportunity, Collins turned her into a vile woman who apparently had forgotten about the hardships she spoke of in first chapter.Put plainly, this novel requires a great suspension of disbelief. Part of the plot just don't add up. In the beginning, it is discovered that a woman who has stopped breathing for a very long time can be revived. Though her physical health suffers, she's as mentally acute as before. That is downright impossible, to go half an hour without oxygen and suffer no brain damage. Also, he had one character writing another character, but how he could have ever obtained her address or she his is impossible to fathom. They met once, contentiously, then she left the country almost immediately. There was no way he could have even known what country she had gone to. Little things like that bother me, but maybe you can suspend your disbelief better. It might be because Collins couldn't make me like the main character that I'm finding all these reasons to pick the plot apart, but Collins has written better, by far.
But, hey, it's free, so take your chances on whether you'll like it.
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The New Magdalen Annotated Wilkie Collins 9781534758582 Books Reviews
Get yourself into a 19th mindset and you will enjoy this novel. Not quite up there with Wilkie Collins best, nevertheless an intriguing read.
A must-read for Wilkie Collins fans
I love this book! It's about a young woman named Mercy who assumes the identity of a war-victim in order to make a new start on a troubled and unhappy life. In a time where a good written character is everything, Mercy is able to obtain a job as a companion to a kind old lady by using the dead woman's papers. But is the woman dead? Mercy soon discovers her new start on life may turn into a disaster of broken trust and broken hearts.
I really liked this story. Sin, regret, repentance and redemption - summary. It always fascinates me. Great reading!
Excellent story regarding something as 'modern' (or is it?) as identity theft. Nicely written development of the main characters against the background of a narrowminded and strict society. Enjoyed reading it very much.
This book is the story of a "fallen woman" who has a chance to make a fresh start in life by assuming the identity of a dead "lady". OK, it's not much of a spoiler to say that she does take the chance.... and that her deceit eventually catches up with her. I thought Collins did a fine character study here and his sympathetic portrayal of the heroine, in contrast to the "lady", was probably controversial at the time this novel was written. The writing and plot construction are good except for a long digression near the end in which the heroine recounts the entire sad story of her childhood and life before the opening of the novel. Recommended.
I've read a lot of Wilkie Collins, and I have to say this is not one of his best. It was okay, as long as you are able to ignore certain inconsistencies. But I was very disappointed in his character development. The only two characters that he bothered to actually delve into were Lady Janet and Mercy Merrick. Everyone else behaved like a caricature of whatever part of society they represented. Grace Roseberry's character was slightly fleshed out in the beginning, but instead of further fleshing her out when he had the opportunity, Collins turned her into a vile woman who apparently had forgotten about the hardships she spoke of in first chapter.
Put plainly, this novel requires a great suspension of disbelief. Part of the plot just don't add up. In the beginning, it is discovered that a woman who has stopped breathing for a very long time can be revived. Though her physical health suffers, she's as mentally acute as before. That is downright impossible, to go half an hour without oxygen and suffer no brain damage. Also, he had one character writing another character, but how he could have ever obtained her address or she his is impossible to fathom. They met once, contentiously, then she left the country almost immediately. There was no way he could have even known what country she had gone to. Little things like that bother me, but maybe you can suspend your disbelief better. It might be because Collins couldn't make me like the main character that I'm finding all these reasons to pick the plot apart, but Collins has written better, by far.
But, hey, it's free, so take your chances on whether you'll like it.
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