No Name
by Wilkie Collins
1862
ISBN/ASIN: 1438278330
Number of pages: 248
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No Name by Wilkie Collins is a 19th-century novel revolving upon the issue of illegitimacy. It combines social commentary - the absurdity of the law as it applied to children of unmarried parents - with a densely-plotted revenge thriller.
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