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The Evil Genius

The Evil Genius

Collins, Wilkie

Paperback

Classic FictionLiterary Fiction

ISBN10: 9356562822
ISBN13: 9789356562820
Publisher: Double 9 Booksllp
Published: Apr 22 2022
Pages: 332
Weight: 1.07
Height: 0.74 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Wilkie Collins' novel The Evil Genius is first published in the year 1886. He highlights various social and family issues like class stigma, religion, remarriage, child custody, heritance right, divorce and infidelity in this novel. In the beginning of the story, Captain Roderick Westerfield faced a trial of diamond theft and insurance fraud. His wife left her daughter Sydeny with her aunt and moves to States with her son. After distressing childhood and youth Sydney Westerfield becomes the governess of pretty Kitty, daughter of Herbert and Catherine Linely. Story takes a turn when Sydney and Herbert fall in love, situations become crucial, Sydney leaves the house but due to illness of Kitty she comes back. Seeing the adversity Catherine leaves Herbert and asks for divorce. But things are not easy for her because society behaves differently to a divorced woman and her child. Meanwhile Captain Bennydeck meets Catherine feeling love for her, he wants to marry her but when he came to know about her divorce he withdraws his proposal. In the end Sydney left Herbert, Kitty unites Catherine and Herbert. Sydeny becomes Bennydeck's secretary and hopefully his life partner.

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