Project Gutenberg 1999-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 398 Collins, Wilkie 1824 1889 Collins, William Wilkie After Dark Leaves from Leah's diary -- The traveler's story of a terribly strange bed -- The lawyer's story of a stolen letter -- The French governess's story of Sister Rose -- The angler's story of the lady of Glenwith Grange -- The nun's story of Gabriel's marriage -- The professor's story of the yellow mask. Produced by James Rusk, and David Widger "After Dark" by Wilkie Collins is a collection of interconnected tales written in the late 19th century. The narrative revolves around Mr. William Kerby, a traveling portrait-painter, whose life is punctuated by personal struggles, including an eye ailment that forces him to cease his work for six months. The stories progress through his wife Leah’s perspective as she records her thoughts in her diary, intertwining their domestic challenges with the colorful characters they encounter during their travels. The opening of the text introduces us to Leah's diary entries, detailing the couple's plight after her husband's health issues jeopardize their income and necessitate a move to a farmhouse. Leah's resilience in the face of adversity is highlighted, revealing her determination to sustain her family and support her husband through his difficult time. The entries reflect her worries about their financial situation, yet also showcase moments of hope and familial love. As the narrative unfolds, the couple contemplates the possibility of William sharing stories from his life as an artist to turn their hardships into a new venture, setting the stage for the collection of tales that will follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Diary fiction Short stories, English Mystery fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 921587 921662 2024-09-01T10:28:24.762042 2023-10-01T09:32:33.390472 text/html text/html 935208 2024-07-18T07:43:27 text/html 367189 2024-09-01T10:28:34.237982 application/epub+zip 384152 2024-09-01T10:28:26.520053 application/epub+zip 384152 2024-09-01T10:28:25.491076 application/epub+zip 632694 2024-09-01T10:28:40.945967 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 579515 2024-09-01T10:28:33.544027 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 579657 2022-09-01T11:49:14.550631 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 806448 795678 2024-09-01T10:28:23.359075 2023-10-01T09:32:32.191459 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 786746 2024-07-18T07:43:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17399 2024-09-01T10:28:41.094939 application/rdf+xml 9542 2024-09-01T10:28:25.891023 image/jpeg 2673 2024-09-01T10:28:25.679018 image/jpeg 357099 2024-09-01T10:28:24.837114 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia