The Woman in White

Paperback

Main Details

Title The Woman in White
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Wilkie Collins
SeriesEvergreens
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:640
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 128
Category/GenreClassic fiction (pre c 1945)
ISBN/Barcode 9781847495716
ClassificationsDewey:823.8
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Alma Books Ltd
Imprint Alma Classics
Publication Date 1 January 2016
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

In love with the beautiful heiress Laura Fairlie, the impoverished art teacher Walter Hartright finds his romantic desires thwarted by her previous engagement to Sir Percival Glyde. But all is not as it seems with Sir Percival, as becomes clear when he arrives with his eccentric friend Count Fosco. The mystery and intrigue are further deepened by the ghostly appearances of a woman in white, apparently harbouring a secret that concerns Sir Percival's past.A tale of love, madness, deceit and redemption, boasting sublime Gothic settings and pulse-quickening suspense, The Woman in White was the first best-selling Victorian sensation novel, sparking off a huge trend in the fiction of the time with its compulsive, fascinating narrative.

Author Biography

Wilkie Collins (1824-89) is most famous for his novels The Moonstone and The Woman in White, in which he pioneered "sensation" writing, the influence of which can still be seen today in the genres of crime and mystery.