No name
by Wilkie Collins · 1862
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No Name is a 19th-century novel by the master of sensation fiction, Wilkie Collins. A country gentleman is killed in an accident and his wife dies shortly after him. The blow is double for their daughters, who discover that they were born before their parents were married. Their sudden illegitimacy robs them of their inheritance and their accustomed place in society.
FictionOrphansDisinheritanceIllegitimacySistersYoung womenClassic LiteratureMysteryEngland, fictionBritish and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)Fiction, psychologicalSisters, fiction