Wilkie Collins — Basil

London, Richard Butterworth, 1901. Cloth. An early novel by Wilkie Collins, a dramatic and sensational tale of love and revenge. The second novel by Wilkie Collins, 'Basil' is a dramatic tale of love and revenge, following a young man as he falls in love with a woman below his station. Before they can marry however, Basil discovers his bride-to-be in flagrante delicto with a mysterious man named Mannion, who just returned from abroad.Collins is better known for his sensation novels 'The Woman in White' and 'The Moonstone&apos. Rebound in a modern cloth binding, with renewed endpapers. Externally, smart. Light rubbing to the cloth. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean, with the occasional scattered spot. Prior owner's ink inscription to the verso of the title page. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .