After Dark is a collection of six short stories by Wilkie Collins, first published in 1856.
Five of the stories were previously published in Household Words, a magazine edited by Charles Dickens.
At the beginning and end of the book are "Leaves from Leah's Diary": William Kerby, a travelling portrait-painter, is in danger of losing his sight, and is required by his doctor to cease painting for a while.
He is a good story-teller, and Leah has the idea of writing down his stories and publishing them.
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