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Wilkie Collins was a British novelist and playwright of the Victorian era.
* He was born in London on January 8, 1824, and died there on September 23, 1889.
* He was the son of William Collins, a landscape painter.
* Collins was a prolific writer, and produced 27 novels, over 50 short stories, and several plays.
* He is best known for his novels The Woman in White (1859–60) and The Moonstone (1868), which are considered classics of the mystery genre.
* Collins was a close friend of Charles Dickens, and the two collaborated on several projects.
* Collins was a vocal critic of social injustice, and his work often explored themes of poverty, inequality, and the exploitation of women.
* He is considered one of the most important figures in the development of the Victorian novel.
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