Introduction Jenny Bourne Taylor; 1. Collins's career and the visual arts Tim Dolin; 2. The early writing Anthea Trodd; 3. Collins's shorter fiction John Bowen; 4. Collins and the sensation novel Lyn Pykett; 5. The Moonstone, detective fiction and forensic science Ronald R. Thomas; 6. The later novels Jenny Bourne Taylor; 7. The professional writer and the literary marketplace Graham Law; 8. The marriage plot and its alternatives Carolyn Dever; 9. Collins and Victorian masculinity John Kucich; 10. Collins and empire Lillian Nayder; 11. Disability and difference Kate Flint; 12. Collins and the theatre Jim Davis; 13. The afterlife of Wilkie Collins Rachel Malik; Guide to further reading; Index. 11. Disability and difference Kate Flint; 12. Collins and the theatre Jim Davis