Comments on: The Classics Circuit: Two Books by Wilkie Collins

By: Valerie

Valerie — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:19:51 +0000

Thanks everyone for stopping by and leaving comments. If you guys don’t mind reading books out of order of publication, then between the two I’ve read, yes I’d recommend reading “Poor Miss Finch” before “Hide and Seek”!
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By: Jodie

Jodie — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:21:50 +0000

2 Collins so close together is a feat. I liked hearing about some lesser known books of his.

By: softdrink

softdrink — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:06:06 +0000

Collins is turning out to be a pretty popular guy, for good reason. My review of The Woman in White won’t post until next week, but I also talked about how vivid his characters were. Some of his books seem to have similar plots, but these two sound quite different.
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By: Rebecca Reid

Rebecca Reid — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:20:34 +0000

Ha! Catherine Peters’ wrote the biography I read (thoughts tomorrow). How interesting to see how blindness and deafness were perceived back then. I’m glad you enjoyed both books, and it’s interesting that the earlier (and not as developed) nature of Hide and Seek was obvious after reading Poor Miss Finch! Thanks for joining the Circuit.
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By: JaneGS

JaneGS — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:43:03 +0000

How interesting that both books you chose featured characters with disabilities in them. These books sound really interesting from a social history perspective as well as from a literature perspective. I enjoyed the description of Madame Pratolungo you gave–I’m thinking characterization is really Collins’ forte.

>It has often been mentioned that, by Victorian standards, Collins was ahead of his time regarding the rights of women; it seems like this may also be the case for those who were disabled. Before I can really determine that, I need to read more books by Collins.

Same here, but he does seem to have a sensitivity that his peers didn’t share.
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By: Eva

Eva — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:59:27 +0000

I enjoyed reading your reviews! I want to read all of Collins’ books someday, but now these two are higher on the TBR list.
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By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:57:42 +0000

Wow–how ambitious to read tow books for the tour! Both sound worthwhile, but I think I am more interested in Poor Miss Finch. I’ll have to add it to my ever-growing TBR list!
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