The Splendiferously Bearded Writers Social Club: Wilkie Collins

  • Name: Wilkie Collins
  • D/O/B: 8 January 1824
  • Member Since: 1871
  • Status: Charter Member
  • Important Role: Director and star of the club’s amateur theatricals
  • Hobbies: Socializing with Charles Dickens; acting; painting
Wilkie Collins by Frederick Waddy, 1872

Wilkie Collins by Frederick Waddy, 1872.

Off Topic Post: Composers

I’ve been listening to a lot of music by Erik Satie, Arnold Schoenberg, and Benjamin Britten.

Portrait of Erik Satie by Suzanne Valadon, 1893

Portrait of Erik Satie by Suzanne Valadon, 1893.

Arnold Schoenberg Seated by Richard Gerstl, circa 1905-1906. Vienna Museum.

Arnold Schoenberg Seated by Richard Gerstl, circa 1905-1906. Vienna Museum.

Publicity Photo of Benjamin Britten, 1968. Hans Wild for High Fidelity magazine.

Publicity Photo of Benjamin Britten, 1968. Hans Wild for High Fidelity magazine.