Plaque

Wilkie Collins

Inscription

London County Council
William Wilkie Collins, 1824 - 1889, novelist, lived here.

Site: Wilkie Collins (1 memorial)

W1, Gloucester Place, 65

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Wilkie Collins

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Wilkie Collins

Writer of thriller novels such as The Woman in White, The Moonstone. Born 11 ...

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