# Extract from the Advertising Columns of the Times explained — No Name

> Chapter companion for No Name by Wilkie Collins.

## What happens

A brief advertisement appears in the Times, requesting an unknown friend to provide an address via advertisement so that a letter can be sent, with a reward of five pounds promised for the information.

## Themes in this chapter

### Secrecy and Revelation

The advertisement seeks contact with an unknown person, hinting at hidden information and the desire for revelation.

## Key lines

> An Unknown Friend is requested to mention (by advertisement) an address at which a letter can reach him. The receipt of the information which he offers will be acknowledged by a reward of Five Pounds.

A stranger is asked to publish an address in the newspaper so that a letter can be sent to him; the sender will pay five pounds upon receiving the promised information.

_This advertisement sets up a mysterious exchange, typical of Victorian newspaper personal ads._

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