A delightful tale of thwarted ambition and forbidden love A Rogues Lifefollows the fortunes of an endearing young man. Proffering his own take onpicaresque stor... » 

A delightful tale of thwarted ambition and forbidden love A Rogues Lifefollows the fortunes of an endearing young man. Proffering his own take onpicaresque storytellingand with many a grain of truth for twentysomethingstodaythis is Wilkie Collins at his entertaining best. Propelled into societyby his everhopeful father Frank Softly is introduced to a variety ofprofessions in order to make his fortune. Not industrious by nature howeverFrank finds working life a challenge and by his 25th birthday he has failedmedicine portraitpainting caricaturing and even forgery. Disenchanted withlife he despairs of ever finding something to commit tountil he meets AliciaDulcifer and her inexplicably wealthy father. The author of The Woman in Whiteand The Moonstone Wilkie Collins is widely regarded as the originator ofthe detective novel. «