The future of English fiction may rest with this Unknown Public

Wilkie Collins
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The future of English fiction may rest with this Unknown Public - a reading public of three millions which lies right out of the pale of true literary civilization - which is now waiting to be taught the difference between a good book and a bad.
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I am thinking,’ he remarked quietly, ’whether I shall add to the disorder in this room, by scattering your brains about the fireplace. ✨ Wilkie Collins (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Wilkie Collins … ▶
Your tears come easy, when you're young, and beginning the world. Your tears come easy, when you're old, and leaving it. I burst out crying. ✨ Wilkie Collins (1874). The Moonstone: A Novel, p.179
The best men are not consistent in good-- why should the worst men be consistent in evil. ✨ Wilkie Collins (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Wilkie Collins (Illustrated), p.1910, Delphi Classics
We had our breakfasts--whatever happens in a house, robbery or murder, it doesn't matter, you must have your breakfast. ✨ Wilkie Collins (2007). The Moonstone, p.124, 1st World Publishing
Any woman who is sure of her own wits, is a match, at any time, for a man who is not sure of his own temper. ✨ Wilkie Collins (2008). The Woman in White, p.396, ReadHowYouWant.com

The future of English fiction may rest with this Unknown Public - a reading public of three millions which lies right out of the pale of true literary civilization - which is now waiting to be taught the difference between a good book and a bad.

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