Jezebel's Daughter (1880) is a gothic novel by Wilkie Collins that reconstructs the events of 1828. A sinister widow, Mrs Fontaine, is unable to pay her debt and poisons Mrs. Wagner, a good hearted and progressive woman. Jack Straw, a lunatic, provides comic relief in some of the darkest scenes. Collins treats lunatics and the mentally retarded with love and kindness in this tale.
- ISBN10 3734021324
- ISBN13 9783734021329
- Publish Date 20 September 2018 (first published 25 May 1995)
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Outlook Verlag
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 258
- Language English