The Dead Secret
- First published
- 1857
- Reading level
- Plain English
- Price
- Free
About the book
"The Dead Secret: A Novel" by Wilkie Collins is a novel published in 1857. A dying woman's confession sets a devastating secret in motion—one that reveals the true parentage of Rosamond Treverton, raised as a wealthy heiress at Porthgenna Tower. Twenty years later, a hidden letter threatens to unravel everything when Rosamond and her blind husband Leonard return to the estate. As the truth emerges, questions of inheritance, legitimacy, and acceptance hang in the balance in this early sensation novel.
- Inheritance and succession
- Mothers and daughters
- Gothic fiction
- Illegitimate children
- Cornwall (England : County)
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #43092. The Dead Secret on Wikipedia.
