Hide and Seek
Wilkie Collins
The artist Valentine Blyth has a very generous heart. He lovingly cares for his invalid wife, rescues a deaf orphan girl from maltreatment in a traveling circus and adopts her, and mentors a young man who gets in trouble with his tyrannical father. The girl, who received the nickname ‚Madonna’, falls in love with the young man, Zack. Because one of Valentine’s biggest fears is that Madonna’s blood relations will one day trace her and take her away from his home, he keeps the little that he knows of her origins a strict secret. One day, Zack befriends a mysterious stranger, who has just returned from years of rough life in the American wilderness. From that moment, the plot thickens, in mid-19th century dramatic style.
This is Wilkie Collins’ third published novel (1854, read from the 1861 edition). Summary by Anna Simon.
Author - Wilkie Collins.
Narrator - Anna Simon.
Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Location:
United States
Description:
The artist Valentine Blyth has a very generous heart. He lovingly cares for his invalid wife, rescues a deaf orphan girl from maltreatment in a traveling circus and adopts her, and mentors a young man who gets in trouble with his tyrannical father. The girl, who received the nickname ‚Madonna’, falls in love with the young man, Zack. Because one of Valentine’s biggest fears is that Madonna’s blood relations will one day trace her and take her away from his home, he keeps the little that he knows of her origins a strict secret. One day, Zack befriends a mysterious stranger, who has just returned from years of rough life in the American wilderness. From that moment, the plot thickens, in mid-19th century dramatic style. This is Wilkie Collins’ third published novel (1854, read from the 1861 edition). Summary by Anna Simon. Author - Wilkie Collins. Narrator - Anna Simon. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
Duration:00:04:04
Chapter 2
Duration:00:37:49
Chapter 3
Duration:00:34:09
Chapter 4
Duration:00:26:34
Chapter 5
Duration:00:40:05
Chapter 6
Duration:00:40:17
Chapter 7
Duration:00:29:47
Chapter 8
Duration:00:32:11
Chapter 9
Duration:00:18:00
Chapter 10
Duration:00:20:35
Chapter 11
Duration:00:17:33
Chapter 12
Duration:00:38:24
Chapter 13
Duration:00:42:13
Chapter 14
Duration:00:32:29
Chapter 15
Duration:00:20:03
Chapter 16
Duration:00:33:44
Chapter 17
Duration:00:25:40
Chapter 18
Duration:00:49:21
Chapter 19
Duration:00:15:40
Chapter 20
Duration:00:19:55
Chapter 21
Duration:00:41:10
Chapter 22
Duration:00:25:53
Chapter 23
Duration:00:41:13
Chapter 24
Duration:00:41:33
Chapter 25
Duration:00:27:07
Chapter 26
Duration:00:29:17
Chapter 27
Duration:00:50:22
Chapter 28
Duration:00:35:27
Chapter 29
Duration:00:18:37
Chapter 30
Duration:00:30:11
Chapter 31
Duration:00:15:59