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Quote by Wilkie Collins

“She looked so irresistibly beautiful as she said those brave words that no man alive could have steel his heart against her.”

Quote by Wilkie Collins

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Wilkie Collins, born on January 8, 1824, and died on September 23, 1889, was a renowned British novelist. He is best known for his suspense and detective novels, being one of the pioneers of this literary genre. His works, such as 'The Woman in White' and 'The Moonstone', are particularly famous. more

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