After Dark

After Dark is Wilkie Collinss first collection of six short stories previously published in Household Words a magazine edited by Charles Dickens. Collins provides a narrative framework Leaves from Leahs Diary. William Kerby a portrait-painter is in danger of losing his sight and is required by his doctor to cease painting for a while. His wife Leah realizes that destitution threatens. But William is a good story-teller and Leah has the idea of writing down his stories and publishing them.Wilkie Collins a remarkable observer of his time knows how to portray these tortured souls. This book is a classic that has kept all its charm and definitely is a brilliantly written Masterpiece