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Wilkie Collins wrote a succession of extraordinarily powerful novels of private life; of these "The Evil Genius" is among the finest.
The story is motivated by the attraction between Herbert Linley and the woman he hires as governess for his child Kitty—the long suffering Sydney Westerfield. As one expects with Collins, the story is driven forward with deft assurance. Yet he also treats the theme of adultery and divorce in a manner quite unconventional for his time—and, remarkably, he manages to draw readers into a sympathetic understanding of both of the main female characters: the offending governess and the aggrieved wife.
"The Evil Genius" was a very considerable success when first published; indeed, it brought Collins more financially than any of his other works. Over a century later its sinews retain the strength to speak powerfully to the reader; lively and intelligent, it is perhaps the finest of Collins’ later novels.
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GenreRomance, General Fiction, Children's Literature
Length12 hrs 25 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 20, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Before The Story
2FIRST BOOK
3Chapter 1. Mrs. Presty Presents Herself
4Chapter 2. The Governess Enters
5Chapter 3. Mrs. Presty Changes Her Mind
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6Chapter 4. Randal Receives His Correspondence
7Chapter 5. Randal Writes To New York
8Chapter 6. Sydney Teaches
9Chapter 7. Sydney Suffers
10Chapter 8. Mrs. Presty Makes A Discovery
11Chapter 9. Somebody Attends To The Door
12Chapter 10. Kitty Mentions Her Birthday
13Chapter 11. Linley Asserts His Authority
14Chapter 12. Two Of Them Sleep Badly
15Chapter 13. Kitty Keeps Her Birthday
16Chapter 14. Kitty Feels The Heartache
17SECOND BOOK
18Chapter 15. The Doctor
19Chapter 16. The Child
20Chapter 17. The Husband
21Chapter 18. The Nursemaid
22Chapter 19. The Captain
23Chapter 20. The Mother-In-Law
24Chapter 21. The Governess
25THIRD BOOK
26Chapter 22. Retrospect
27Chapter 23. Separation
28Chapter 24. Hostility
29Chapter 25. Consultation
30Chapter 26. Decision
31Chapter 27. Resolution
32FOURTH BOOK
33Chapter 28. Mr. Randal Linley
34Chapter 29. Mr. Sarrazin
35Chapter 30. The Lord President
36Chapter 31. Mr. Herbert Linley
37Chapter 32. Miss Westerfield
38Chapter 33. Mrs. Romsey
39Chapter 34. Mrs. Presty
40Chapter 35. Captain Bennydeck
41Chapter 36. Mr. And Mrs. Herbert
42Chapter 37. Mrs. Norman
43FIFTH BOOK
44Chapter 38. Hear The Lawyer
45Chapter 39. Listen To Reason
46Chapter 40. Keep Your Temper
47Chapter 41. Make The Best Of It
48Chapter 42. Try To Excuse Her
49Chapter 43. Know Your Own Mind
50Chapter 44. Think Of Consequences
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