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Collins Wilkie - Poor Miss Finch - Paperback
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Description: Wilkie Collin's intriguing story about a blind girl Lucilla Finch and the identical twins who both fall in love with her has the exciting complications of his better known novels but it also overturns conventional expectations. Using a background of myth and fairy - tale to expand the boundaries of nineteenth century realist fiction Collins not only takes a blind person as his central character but also explores the idea of blindness and its implications. His sensitive presentation of the difficulties disappointments and occasional delights which follow the recovery of sight by someone blind since infancy is still one of the best accounts in fiction of a problem which continues to intrigue philosophers psychologists and the general public as it has done since it was first discussed by Locke and Berkeley in the eighteenth century. About THE Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up - to - date bibliographies for further study and much more.
Title: Poor Miss Finch
Author(s): Collins Wilkie, Catherine Peters
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780199554065
Pages: 480 Pages
Publication Date: 1/15/2009
Series: Oxford World's Classics
Category: Literary Studies: C 1800 To C 1900
Description: Wilkie Collin's intriguing story about a blind girl Lucilla Finch and the identical twins who both fall in love with her has the exciting complications of his better known novels but it also overturns conventional expectations. Using a background of myth and fairy - tale to expand the boundaries of nineteenth century realist fiction Collins not only takes a blind person as his central character but also explores the idea of blindness and its implications. His sensitive presentation of the difficulties disappointments and occasional delights which follow the recovery of sight by someone blind since infancy is still one of the best accounts in fiction of a problem which continues to intrigue philosophers psychologists and the general public as it has done since it was first discussed by Locke and Berkeley in the eighteenth century. About THE Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up - to - date bibliographies for further study and much more.
Title: Poor Miss Finch
Author(s): Collins Wilkie, Catherine Peters
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780199554065
Pages: 480 Pages
Publication Date: 1/15/2009
Series: Oxford World's Classics
Category: Literary Studies: C 1800 To C 1900
