Hide and Seek
Hide and Seek is a mid-19th century novel by Wilkie Collins that explores the life of young Zachary Thorpe, known as 'Master Zack,' within a strict family dynamic. Set against the backdrop of Victorian England, the story delves into themes of discipline, education, and parental expectations, particularly through the lens of Zack's authoritarian father. The narrative also introduces Mary, a deaf girl adopted by the Blyth family, whose mysterious past and the secrets surrounding her identity add depth to the family's complexities. Collins' work is notable for its psychological insights and exploration of familial relationships.
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“But in these modern times it may be decidedly asserted as a fact, that vice, in accomplishing the vast majority of its seductions, uses no disguise at all; appears impudently in its naked deformity; and, instead of horrifying all beholders, in accordance with the prediction of the classical satirist, absolutely attracts a much more numerous congregation of worshippers than has ever yet been brought together by the divinest beauties that virtue can display for the allurement of mankind.””
— Wilkie Collins
“You musn't talk of a young lady *belonging* to anybody, as if she was a piece of furniture, or money in the Three per Cent, or something of that sort.””
— Wilkie Collins
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