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No Name by Wilkie Collins

Wilkie Collins once remarked that the mystery of the human heart is more complex than any legal code. In *No Name*, first published in 1862, he turns this…

No Name by Wilkie Collins
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Wilkie Collins once remarked that the mystery of the human heart is more complex than any legal code. In *No Name*, first published in 1862, he turns this insight into a sharp critique of Victorian society. The novel emerges from the sensation fiction movement, capturing contemporary anxieties about railway travel, inheritance laws, and the precarious position of women. Collins, a trained lawyer who never practiced, uses his legal expertise to construct a narrative where identity is fragile and easily dismantled by a single clerical error. The story follows Magdalen Vanstone, a woman stripped of her name and fortune, forcing her to navigate a world that offers little protection to those without social standing. This is not merely a thriller but a profound examination of how class and gender dictate one’s reality. As you listen to the recording and read alongside the text, notice how Collins blends domestic drama with suspense. The shifting perspectives and epistolary elements invite you to question every character’s motives. The work endures because it exposes the arbitrary nature of social security while celebrating resilience in the face of systemic injustice.

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Public domain & narration

No Name was first published in 1862. Works first published before 1931 are in the public domain in the United States, so the text is free to read, share and adapt. The edition shown here comes from Project Gutenberg, which publishes only books that are in the US public domain.

The narration is the LibriVox recording read by 15 volunteer readers, including Linda Lee Paquet, Phil Griffiths and Bob Neufeld. LibriVox volunteers dedicate their recordings to the public domain.

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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1: 00 - Preface (3:46) · watch
  2. 01 - 1st Scene, Chapter 1 (35:57) · watch
  3. 02 - 1st Scene, Chapter 2 (13:40) · watch
  4. 03 - 1st Scene, Chapter 3 (12:20) · watch
  5. 04 - 1st Scene, Chapter 4 (29:24) · watch
  6. 05 - 1st Scene, Chapter 5 (22:02) · watch
  7. 06 - 1st Scene, Chapter 6 (24:34) · watch
  8. 07 - 1st Scene, Chapter 7 (10:58) · watch
  9. 08 - 1st Scene, Chapter 8 (18:23) · watch
  10. 09 - 1st Scene, Chapter 9 (31:14) · watch
  11. 10 - 1st Scene, Chapter 10 (28:33) · watch
  12. 11 - 1st Scene, Chapter 11 (23:27) · watch
  13. 12 - 1st Scene, Chapter 12 (22:19) · watch
  14. 13 - 1st Scene, Chapter 13 (41:21) · watch
  15. 14 - 1st Scene, Chapter 14 (21:46) · watch
  16. 15 - 1st Scene, Chapter 15 (52:49) · watch
  17. Chapter 17: 16 - Between the Scenes (1st and 2nd) (38:22) · watch
  18. 17 - 2nd Scene, Chapter 1 (38:58) · watch
  19. 18 - 2nd Scene, Chapter 2 (42:58) · watch
  20. 19 - 2nd Scene, Chapter 3 (39:45) · watch
  21. 20 - Between the Scenes (2nd and 3rd), part 1 (28:09) · watch
  22. 21 - Between the Scenes (2nd and 3rd), part 2 (28:52) · watch
  23. 22 - 3rd Scene, Chapter 1 (19:48) · watch
  24. 23 - 3rd Scene, Chapter 2 (36:47) · watch
  25. 24 - 3rd Scene, Chapter 3 (37:08) · watch
  26. 25 - 3rd Scene, Chapter 4 (32:34) · watch
  27. Chapter 27: 26 - Between the Scenes (3rd and 4th) (38:23) · watch
  28. 27 - 4th Scene, Chapter 1 (48:41) · watch
  29. 28 - 4th Scene, Chapter 2 (17:16) · watch
  30. 29 - 4th Scene, Chapter 3 (23:50) · watch
  31. 30 - 4th Scene, Chapter 4 (34:10) · watch
  32. 31 - 4th Scene, Chapter 5 (41:49) · watch
  33. 32 - 4th Scene, Chapter 6 (40:01) · watch
  34. 33 - 4th Scene, Chapter 7 (39:06) · watch
  35. 34 - 4th Scene, Chapter 8 (35:57) · watch
  36. 35 - 4th Scene, Chapter 9 (37:35) · watch
  37. 36 - 4th Scene, Chapter 10 (36:11) · watch
  38. 37 - 4th Scene, Chapter 11 (24:04) · watch
  39. 38 - 4th Scene, Chapter 12 (11:08) · watch
  40. 39 - 4th Scene, Chapter 13 (48:30) · watch
  41. 40 - 4th Scene, Chapter 14 (33:52) · watch
  42. Chapter 42: 41 - Between the Scenes (4th and 5th) (45:01) · watch
  43. 42 - 5th Scene, Chapter 1 (29:19) · watch
  44. 43 - 5th Scene, Chapter 2 (40:50) · watch
  45. 44 - 5th Scene, Chapter 3 (38:42) · watch
  46. Chapter 46: 45 - Between the scenes (5th and 6th) (29:18) · watch
  47. 46 - 6th Scene, Chapter 1 (19:54) · watch
  48. 47 - 6th Scene, Chapter 2 (19:12) · watch
  49. Chapter 49: 48 - Between the Scenes (6th and 7th) (7:49) · watch
  50. 49 - 7th Scene, Chapter 1 (39:51) · watch
  51. 50 - 7th Scene, Chapter 2 (20:31) · watch
  52. 51 - 7th Scene, Chapter 3 (24:11) · watch
  53. 52 - 7th Scene, Chapter 4, part 1 (40:04) · watch
  54. 53 - 7th Scene, Chapter 4, part 2 (28:45) · watch
  55. Chapter 55: 54 - Between the Scenes (7th and last) (36:23) · watch
  56. 55 - Last Scene, Chapter 1 (28:35) · watch
  57. 56 - Last Scene, Chapter 2 (41:59) · watch
  58. 57 - Last Scene, Chapter 3 (21:57) · watch
  59. 58 - Last Scene, Chapter 4 (20:50) · watch

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