"A Fair Penitent" by Wilkie Collins is a 19th-century novella, originally published in "Household Words", that shows a turbulent transformation of a very dynamic woman. Set in 18th-century France, the story follows Mademoiselle Gautier, a celebrated actress known for her beauty and captivating performances. Her life takes an unexpected turn after a painful love affair with fellow actor Quinault Dufresne leaves her heartbroken. Disillusioned with her past, Gautier seeks solace and change, leading her on a profound spiritual journey. She documents her emotional struggles and sincere pursuit of repentance, showing the deep conflicts between her past life and her yearning for redemption, eventually leading to her giving up her former life to live in a Carmelite convent and devote herself to a life of humility and steadfast faith.
A Fair Penitent
By Wilkie Collins
Amidst the glitz of the stage and the sting of heartbreak, a celebrated performer abandons her glamorous life and seeks forgiveness in a cloistered convent.
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About the AuthorWilliam Wilkie Collins was an English novelist and playwright known especially for The Woman in White (1859), a mystery novel and early sensation novel, and for The Moonstone (1868), which established many of the ground rules of the modern detective novel and is also perhaps the earliest clear example of the police procedural genre.
William Wilkie Collins was an English novelist and playwright known especially for The Woman in White (1859), a mystery novel and early sensation novel, and for The Moonstone (1868), which established many of the ground rules of the modern detective novel and is also perhaps the earliest clear example of the police procedural genre.
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