Jezebel's Daughter (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A Victorian Sensation Mystery of Poison, Family Secrets, and Gothic Domestic IntrigueBy Wilkie Collins
Length12h 21m
About this audiobook
Jezebel's Daughter (1880) is a late sensation novel in which Wilkie Collins carries his familiar machinery of secrets, poison, disputed authority, and moral extremity into a mercantile Anglo-German setting. Centered on Mrs. Wagner's management of a Frankfurt business house and the sinister designs surrounding Madame Fontaine and her daughter, the novel combines domestic melodrama with social critique. Its brisk, theatrical style—rich in suspense, reversals, and sharply opposed moral temperaments—belongs to the Victorian sensation tradition while reflecting Collins's persistent interest in medicine, madness, and institutional cruelty. Collins, already celebrated for The Woman in White and The Moonstone, brought to this work decades of experience as a novelist of legal ambiguity and psychological tension. His legal training, friendship with Dickens, chronic ill health, and fascination with contemporary debates about asylums and drugs all inform the book. Jezebel's Daughter also reworks material from his earlier drama The Red Vial, transforming stage melodrama into a fuller fictional inquiry into conscience and coercion. Readers interested in Victorian fiction beyond the canonical masterpieces will find this novel rewarding: it is ingenious, socially alert, and dramatically compelling. Though less famous than Collins's greatest works, it displays his enduring mastery of suspense and his humane suspicion of respectable institutions.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- An Author Biography reveals milestones in the author's life, illuminating the personal insights behind the text.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.2 (108)
Includes Amazon
GenreLiterary Classics, Mystery and Thriller
Length12 hrs 21 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 24, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Jezebel's Daughter (Annotated)
26CHAPTER XVII
2Introduction
27CHAPTER XVIII
3Synopsis
28CHAPTER XIX
4Historical Context
29CHAPTER XX
5Author Biography
30CHAPTER XXI
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6BETWEEN THE PARTS
31CHAPTER XXII
7POSTSCRIPT
32CHAPTER XXIII
8PART I
33CHAPTER XXIV
9MR. DAVID GLENNEY CONSULTS HIS MEMORY AND OPENS THE STORY
34CHAPTER XXV
10CHAPTER I
35BETWEEN THE PARTS
11CHAPTER II
36MR. DAVID GLENNEY PRODUCES HIS CORRESPONDENCE, AND THROWS SOME NEW LIGHTS ON THE STORY
12CHAPTER III
37I
13CHAPTER IV
38II
14CHAPTER V
39III
15CHAPTER VI
40PART II
16CHAPTER VII
41MR. DAVID GLENNEY COLLECTS HIS MATERIALS AND CONTINUES THE STORY HISTORICALLY
17CHAPTER VIII
42CHAPTER I
18CHAPTER IX
43CHAPTER II
19CHAPTER X
44CHAPTER III
20CHAPTER XI
45CHAPTER IV
21CHAPTER XII
46CHAPTER V
22CHAPTER XIII
47CHAPTER VI
23CHAPTER XIV
48CHAPTER VII
24CHAPTER XV
49CHAPTER VIII
25CHAPTER XVI
50CHAPTER IX
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