No Name

The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature | 2003 | 650 words | Copyright

No Name (1862), a novel by Wilkie Collins. When her parents die, the spirited Magdalen Vanstone, a talented amateur actress, discovers that she and her sister Norah are illegitimate and penniless. Their father's fortune goes to a cousin, Noel Vanstone, a querulous invalid. Norah finds a post as a governess, but Magdalen is determined to have justice. Under an assumed name, she eventually charms Noel into marrying her. His French housekeeper discovers and reveals the deception, and persuades him to alter his will, leaving his money in a secret trust. Eventually the money returns to the sisters through Norah's love match with Vanstone's heir.

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