Уильям Уилки Коллинз - The Fallen Leaves

Wilkie Collins was one of the leading English authors of the Victorian era. Collins was a prolifi c author and he is credited for writing the fi rst modern detective novel in English literature. The novel follows the fortunes of four women, all in one way or another ‘fallen leaves’, who are linked by their relationships with the hero, Amelius Goldenheart, and also by secrets from the past.