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Wilkie Collins was born in London in 1824 and his first novel -- a historical romance called“Anatonia” -- was published when he was 26. Shortly after this he met Charles Dickens, and they formed a close friendship that lasted for ten years and influenced both men's writing. Collins went on to publish 25 novels as well as many short stories, plays and works of non-fiction. However, he is most well known for the two mystery novels “The Woman in White” and “The Moonstone”.

Collins published both mysteries as serials in All the Year Round. When it appeared in the magazine in 1860, “The Woman in White” was so popular that it became the subject of a song and a play. It even influenced fashion, and many women started to dress in white. Eight years later “The Moonstone” was published and earned Collins the title "the father of the modern English detective novel". T S Elliot, another famous writer, said that The Moonstone was the "first and greatest of English detective novels", and it is still admired by modern crime writers today.

An author of many mysteries, Dorothy L Sayers considered “The Moonstone” to be "probably the finest detective story ever written", and many people agree with her. There are several reasons why they think so. One is that Collins uses different characters to tell each section of the story. The characters have very different personalities and voices, which are interesting and often amusing. There are also several features of the plot which started trends in mystery writing. For example, many detective stories are set in a country house, where the theft must have been committed by one of the people in the house. The character of a famous detective with an unusual appearance and habits occurs in many books, and an innocent person is often under suspicion at first. A number of modern films have also used the idea of a cursed jewel stolen from a religious statue. And of course, in The Moonstone and most other good mystery novels, the person who at first seems the least likely to be the criminal turns out to be guilty.

1.Anatonia was published in ________.

A. 1824    B. 1850

C. 1860    D. 1868

2.All the Year Round was a title of ____.

A. one of Wilkie Collins’ books    B. one of Charles Dickens’ books

C. a story of a magazine    D. a magazine

3.Collins is known as the father of the modern English detective novel because_______.

A. he was older than the other detective story writers.

B. his son was also a famous detective story writer.

C. many aspects of his writing are copied by other detective story writers.

D. the Moonstone is the most popular detective story.

 

1.B 2.D 3.C 【解析】文章讲述了Wilkie Collins的文学之路及对侦探小说和悬疑小说所做的巨大贡献。 1.B 细节推理题。根据第一段Wilkie Collins was born in London in 1824 and his first novel -- a historical romance called“Anatonia” -- was published when he was 26.可知Anatonia是Wilkie Collins 26岁时出版的,当时是1850年。故选B. 2.D 推理判断题。根据第二段Collins published both mysteries as serials in All the Year Round.可知Collins在All the Year Round出版悬疑小说连载,下句When it appeared in the magazine in 1860也给了提示,由此推知All the Year Round是杂志名称,故选D. 3.C 推理判断题。根据第二段“The Moonstone” was published and earned Collins the title "the father of the modern English detective novel". The Moonstone was the "first and greatest of English detective novels", and it is still admired by modern crime writers today.可知Wilkie被称为英国现代侦探小说之父,是因为被现在的侦探小说作家们钦佩和效仿,故选C.
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