Reads by Nicholas Boulton for an engaging and authentic performance
Classic Wilkie Collins novel with themes of betrayal and insanity
Set in the dramatic cliffs and whirlpools near Land's End for immersive listening
Thrilling conclusion to a novel that shocked upon publication
Summarized by Shop
Appearing in 1852, Basil was Wilkie Collins's second published novel. The eponymous narrator is emotionally torn between two women: Margaret Sherwin and his sister Clara. His marriage to Margaret, a draper's sexually precocious daughter, is to remain secret and unconsummated for the first year, as agreed with her father. Anticipating Coll
