A review by drskaninchen
Armadale by John Sutherland, Wilkie Collins

4.0

It has been about ten years since I last read a novel by Wilkie Collins. It had elements which brought back good memories of 'A Woman in White' and 'The Moonstone'. The same elements are the use of different mediums to tell the story (in the case of 'Armadale' letters and a diary), a great sense of humour, a leaning towards the gothic, and a variety of excentric characters. 'Armadale' ads to this: adventure (mostly at sea) and being extremly bawdy for its age. I enjoyed this book very much. The next time I will not wait ten years, before I read another of Wilkie Collins excellent works.