A Rogue's Life | Wilkie COLLINS
A Rogue's Life by Wilkie Collins was first published in 1865. The protagonist is disenchanted with life after having failed at most of his endeavours. The first person narrative moves from England to Scotland and Wales as he systematically falls short in the fields of medicine, portrait-painting, caricaturing, and forgery. His life changes, however, when he meets Alicia Dulcifer and her wealthy father.