Much of the novel is set in Cornwall, one of Collins' favourite English counties, which also features in his early melodrama Basil.
Set in rugged Cornwall, the novel blends romance with Gothic drama, and in characterization and setting, clearly anticipates the qualities of Collins's next novel, The Woman in White.
The secret of the title is the parentage of the heroine, Rosamund Treverton, who has been passed off as the daughter of the wealthy former actress Mrs Treverton of Porthgenna...
With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Wilkie Collins’ The Dead Secret is a classic work of English literature reimagined for modern readers. Porthgenna Tower is a place of secrets.
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But the story, such as it is, has the merit of being neatly and pleasantly told.
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Wilkie Collins' fourth published novel, The Dead Secret, is the story of Rosamond Treverton and the revelation of a secret that changes her life forever.
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Sarah writes down the details of the Secret from the words of the dying Mrs Treverton, and hides the paper bearing the message in an unused room at Porthgenna.The novel then jumps forward some twenty years.