My Miscellanies

The pieces in Wilkie Collins's My Miscellanies were first published in Household Words and All the Year Round. The collection includes Memoirs of an Adopted Son, the tale of an audacious mugger and the myth of his paranormal birth and demise. The Poisoned Meal is a true story about Marie-Francoise who is wrongly charged with murder. A Queen's Revenge, My Black Mirror, and The Queen's Revenge are also included in the anthology.