A Plot in Private Life
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William, the narrator and faithful servant to rich widow, Mrs. Norcross, tells the story of his mistress’ unhappy second marriage to James Smith. A detective lawyer’s clerk, Mr. Dark, both confirms Smith’s bigamous remarriage and, following his disappearance, proves Mrs. Norcross and William innocent of murder. Dark also recovers jewelry stolen by the maidservant and establishes her guilt. William’s amiable relationship with the experienced detective foreshadows that between Betteredge and Cuff in The Moonstone.
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William Wilkie Collins (8 January 1824 - 23 September 1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and short story writer. His best-known works are The Woman in White (1859), No Name (1862), Armadale (1866), and The Moonstone (1868), considered the first modern English detective novel.
Bobbie Frohman, a third generation Californian, was raised in a large extended family, the niece of cowboys. Early on she developed a deep love of animals, training her dogs to perform with her at dog shows, and as a competitive barrel racer with her beloved horse, Lucky.
