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Julian Thompson on Wilkie Collins

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Great Writers Inspire
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Dr. Julian Thompson considers how Wilkie Collins's fiction was pioneering across a variety of genres, including detective fiction and gothic thrillers.
He also considers Collins's progressive political outlook, picks out his 'great' work, and indicates how Collins may have influenced Charles Dickens.

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Great Writers Inspire
People
Julian Thompson
Keywords
#greatwriters
detective fiction
political
fiction
gothic
dickens
Wilkie Collins
Department: Faculty of English Language and Literature
Date Added: 15/05/2012
Duration: 00:17:06

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