Wilkie Collins and nineteenth-century psychology : cultural significance and fictional form

This thesis considers the relationship between the novels of Wilkie Collins and nineteenth-century psychological methods and ideas. It explores the ways in which Collins extrapolates from these theories by appropriating them as means both of generating suspense and resolving tension, and shows how a...

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Main Author: Taylor, Jenny Bourne
Published: University of Warwick 1987
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.330050