- After Dark
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Wilkie Collins
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William Kerby is in danger of losing his sight, which would hit him especially hard as he is a painter. Only rest can preserve it, but a man must eat, and so he and his wife Leah look for other ways to generate a small income. Having travelled a good deal and having heard all kinds of stories on those journeys, William dictates six short stories to his wife, hoping that publishing a book might tide them over..
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- Chapters
- Preface to 'After Dark'
- After Dark, part 1
- After Dark, part 2
- Prologue to the First Story
- The Traveler's Story of a Terribly Strange Bed, part 1
- The Traveler's Story of a Terribly Strange Bed, part 2
- Prologue to the Second Story
- The Lawyer's Story of a Stolen Letter, part 1
- The Lawyer's Story of a Stolen Letter, part 2
- Prologue to the Third Story
- The French Governess's Story of Sister Rose, Part First, Chapter I, part 1
- The French Governess's Story of Sister Rose, Part First, Chapter I, part 2
- The French Governess's Story of Sister Rose, Part First, Chapter II
- The French Governess's Story of Sister Rose, Part Second, Chapter I
- The French Governess's Story of Sister Rose, Part Second, Chapter II
- The French Governess's Story of Sister Rose, Part Second, Chapter III, part 1
- The French Governess's Story of Sister Rose, Part Second, Chapter III, part 2
- The French Governess's Story of Sister Rose, Part Second, Chapter IV
- The French Governess's Story of Sister Rose, Part Second, Chapter V
- The French Governess's Story of Sister Rose, Part Third, Chapter I, part 1
- The French Governess's Story of Sister Rose, Part Third, Chapter I, part 2
- The French Governess's Story of Sister Rose, Part Third, Chapter II
- The French Governess's Story of Sister Rose, Part Third, Chapter III
- Epilogue to the Third Story
- Prologue to the Fourth Story
- The Angler's Story of the Lady of Glenwith Grange, part 1
- The Angler's Story of the Lady of Glenwith Grange, part 2
- Prologue to the Fifth Story
- The Nun's Story of Gabriel's Marriage, Chapter I
- The Nun's Story of Gabriel's Marriage, Chapter II
- The Nun's Story of Gabriel's Marriage, Chapter III
- The Nun's Story of Gabriel's Marriage, Chapter IV, part 1
- The Nun's Story of Gabriel's Marriage, Chapter IV, part 2
- The Nun's Story of Gabriel's Marriage, Chapter V
- Prologue to the Sixth Story
- The Professor's Story of the Yellow Mask, Part First, Chapter I
- The Professor's Story of the Yellow Mask, Part First, Chapter II
- The Professor's Story of the Yellow Mask, Part First, Chapter III
- The Professor's Story of the Yellow Mask, Part Second, Chapter I
- The Professor's Story of the Yellow Mask, Part Second, Chapter II
- The Professor's Story of the Yellow Mask, Part Second, Chapter III
- The Professor's Story of the Yellow Mask, Part Third, Chapter I
- The Professor's Story of the Yellow Mask, Part Third, Chapter II
- The Professor's Story of the Yellow Mask, Part Third, Chapter III
- The Professor's Story of the Yellow Mask, Part Third, Chapter IV
- The Professor's Story of the Yellow Mask, Part Third, Chapter V
- The Professor's Story of the Yellow Mask, Part Third, Chapter VI
- The Professor's Story of the Yellow Mask, Part Third, Chapter VII
- The Professor's Story of the Yellow Mask, Part Third, Chapter VIII
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