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A Passage in the Life of Mr. Perugino Potts

Wilkie Collins

First published September 1998
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

The narrative of a would-be painter in Italy: he flees the country after his first model robs him and his second (a woman he considers repellent) wants to marry him.

First published in Bentley's Miscellany, February 1852. Not reprinted during Collins's life.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
September 1998 Cover The Dream-Woman and Other Stories Phoenix Collection 19