Basil by Wilkie Collins
A Story of Modern Life
A sheltered young gentleman from a proud family becomes infatuated with a shopkeeper’s daughter and agrees to a clandestine, unconsummated marriage arranged by her ambitious father. As the year of secrecy drags on, he discovers her involvement with a manipulative confidant, sparking a violent confrontation that destroys his reputation and severs him from his family. Pursued by vengeance and consumed by guilt, he is driven into flight and illness until fate deals a final, tragic reckoning in a tense exploration of obsession, class conflict, and the perilous consequences of forbidden desire.
Purchase from
Bookshop.org
- Published
- 1852
- Nationality
- British
- Length
- Medium
- Pages
- 300-400
- Original Language
- English
- Avg User Rating
- No ratings yet
- Alternate Titles
- None
This book is not currently on any lists.