Quote by: Wilkie Collins

I paid the cabman exactly his fare. He received it with an oath; upon which I instantly gave him a tract. If I had presented a pistol at his head, this abandoned wretch could hardly have exhibited greater consternation. He jumped up on his box, and, with profane exclamations of dismay, drove off furiously. Quite useless, I am happy to say! I sowed the good seed, in spite of him, by throwing a second tract in at the window of the cab.


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Author Bio


  • NameWilkie Collins
  • Descriptionwriter from England
  • AliasesWilliam Collins; William Wilkie Collins
  • BornJanuary 8, 1824
  • DiedSeptember 23, 1889
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionWriter; Journalist; Novelist; Playwright