Armadale by Wilkie Collins

Armadale

Wilkie Collins

780 pages • first pub 1866 (view editions)

fiction classics mystery dark mysterious tense medium-paced
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Armadale is ideal for readers who relish immersive Victorian-era mysteries with complex, morally ambiguous characters and a suspenseful exploration of dark themes like betrayal and manipulation.

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Armadale (+Biography and Bibliography) (6X9po Glossy Cover Finish): Armadale (1866) by Wilkie Collins is a 19th-century semi-epistolary novel. Some chapters consist of letters between the various characters, while other chapters record the events ...

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Community Reviews

3.97
based on 494 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 92%

dark: 51%

tense: 48%

adventurous: 43%

emotional: 38%

funny: 23%

reflective: 17%

challenging: 12%

sad: 12%

lighthearted: 7%

hopeful: 5%

informative: 2%

relaxing: 2%

Pace

9% of readers chose fast
46% of readers chose medium
43% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

17% of readers chose Plot
67% of readers chose A mix
14% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

53% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
18% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

35% of readers chose Yes
41% of readers chose Complicated
19% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

40% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
46% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

81% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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