
THE QUEEN OF HEARTS - By Wilkie Collins
Contents
LETTER OF DEDICATION. - TO EMILE FORGUES.
THE QUEEN OF HEARTS.
CHAPTER I. OURSELVES.
CHAPTER II. OUR DILEMMA.
CHAPTER III. OUR QUEEN OF HEARTS.
CHAPTER IV. OUR GRAND PROJECT.
THE TEN DAYS.
THE FIRST DAY.
Three reclusive brothers inhabit the gloomy Glen Tower, a remote house perched on the hills of South Wales. The eldest, a compassionate former clergyman, has retired from the bustling streets of London to this solitary refuge. His middle brother, a once‑promising physician, carries the weary habits of a life spent in hospitals and smoke‑filled rooms. Their youngest, a scholarly man of quiet temperament, completes the trio, each bearing his own blend of kindness, eccentricity, and lingering melancholy.
Their routine is upended when a vivacious, striking young woman arrives, bringing energy and uncertainty to their isolated world. Over ten days the brothers each take turns recounting strange and haunting tales—sieges, family secrets, dream‑like visions—that seem oddly connected to their guest. As the stories unfold, listeners are drawn into a tapestry of mystery and human frailty, wondering what hidden motives lie behind the young woman’s presence and how the brothers’ past will shape the days to come.
Language
en
Duration
~13 hours (788K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by James Rusk, and David Widger
Release date
1999-10-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1824–1889
A master of suspense before detective fiction had fully found its name, this Victorian novelist gave readers twisting plots, hidden identities, and some of the era’s most unforgettable villains. Best known for The Woman in White and The Moonstone, he helped shape the mystery novel as we know it.
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