WILKIE COLLINS -
DEDICATEES OF HIS BOOKS
Collins made a point of dedicating nearly
all of his books to friends, family or literary associates.
These are listed in the table below.
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TITLE |
DATE |
DEDICATEE |
CONNECTION |
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Memoirs of The Life of William Collins |
1848 |
Sir
Robert Peel |
Father's
patron |
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Antonina |
1850 |
Lady
Chantrey |
Wife
of father's friend |
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Rambles Beyond Railways |
1851 |
Duke
of Northumberland |
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Mr Wray's Cash-Box |
1 |
none |
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Basil |
1852 |
Charles
James Ward |
Friend |
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Hide and Seek |
1854 |
Literary
friend |
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After Dark |
1856 |
none |
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The Dead Secret |
1857 |
Edward
Frederick Smith Pigott |
Friend |
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The Queen of Hearts |
1859 |
Emil
Forgues |
Friend
and translator |
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The Woman in White |
1860 |
Bryan
Waller Procter |
Literary
friend |
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No Name |
1862 |
Francis
Carr Beard |
Friend
and doctor |
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My Miscellanies |
1863 |
Edward
Bullar |
Lawyer
friend |
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Armadale |
1866 |
John
Forster |
Literary
friend |
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The Moonstone |
1868 |
Mother |
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Man and Wife |
1870 |
Mr
and Mrs Frederick Lehmann |
Friends |
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Poor Miss Finch |
1872 |
Mrs
Elliott |
Friend |
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The New Magdalen |
1873 |
Brother |
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Miss or Mrs?: and Other Stories in Outline |
1873 |
Baron
Von Tauchnitz |
Publishing
friend |
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The Frozen Deep: and Other Stories |
1874 |
Oliver
Wendell Holmes |
Friend
from USA
tour |
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The Law and The Lady |
1874 |
Regnier |
French
Theatrical friend |
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The Two Destinies |
1876 |
Charles
Reade |
Literary
friend |
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A Rogue's Life |
1879 |
none |
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The Fallen Leaves |
1879 |
Longstanding
partner |
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The Haunted Hotel |
1879 |
Mr
and Mrs Sebastian Schlesinger |
Friends |
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Jezebel's Daughter |
1880 |
Alberto
Caccio |
Italian
translator |
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The Black Robe |
1881 |
none |
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Heart and Science |
1883 |
Sarony |
US Photographer |
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"I Say No" |
1884 |
none |
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The Guilty River |
1886 |
none |
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The Evil Genius |
1886 |
Holman
Hunt |
Artist
friend |
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Little Novels |
1887 |
none |
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The Legacy of Cain |
1889 |
Mrs
Henry Powell Bartley |
Goddaughter |
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Blind Love |
1890 |
none |
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The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices |
1890 |
none |
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