num_pages: 204
description: In Basil's secret and unconsummated marriage to the linen-draper's sexually precocious daughter, and the shocking betrayal, insanity, and death that follow, Collins reveals the bustling, commercial London of the 19th century wreaking its vengeance on a still powerful aristocratic world.
language: English
title: Basil
titlecomplete: Basil
genres: 19th Century, Victorian, Historical Fiction, Gothic, English Literature, Classics, British Literature, Fiction, Literature, Mystery
ratings_count: 2233
publisher: Echo Library