Collins est né dans la famille du peintre William Collins à Londres. Il a reçu son éducation précoce à la maison de sa mère. Il a ensuite fréquenté une académie et une école privée d'embarquement. Il a également voyagé avec sa famille en Italie et en France, et a appris les langues française et italienne. Il a été commis dans la firme des marchands de thé Antrobus & Co. Son premier roman Iolani, ou Tahiti tel Qu'Il Était; un Romance, a été rejeté par les éditeurs en 1845. Son prochain roman, Antonina, a été publié en 1850. En 1851, il rencontre Charles Dickens et les deux sont devenus des amis proches. Un certain nombre de travaux de Collins étaient du sapin

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Collins was born into the family of painter William Collins in London. He received his early education at home from his mother. He then attended an academy and a private boarding school. He also traveled with his family to Italy and France, and learned the French and Italian languages. He served as a clerk in the firm of the tea merchants Antrobus & Co. His first novel Iolani, or Tahiti as It Was; a Romance, was rejected by publishers in 1845. His next novel, Antonina, was published in 1850. In 1851 he met Charles Dickens, and the two became close friends. A number of Collins's works were first published in Dickens's journals 'All the Year Round and Household Words'. The two collaborated on several dramatic and fictional works, and some of Collins's plays were performed by Dickens's acting company. Collins published his best known works in the 1860s, achieving financial stability and an international reputation. During this time he began suffering from gout, and developed an addiction to opium, which he took for pain. He continued to publish novels and other works throughout the 1870s and 80s, but the quality of his writing declined along with his health. He died in 1889.

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