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The Woman in White

Wilkie Collins

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Table of contents
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Introduction
  • Contents
  • Dedication
  • Author’s Preface (1860)
  • Preface to the Present Edition (1861)
  • The First Epoch
  • The Story begun by Walter Hartright, of Clement’s Inn, Teacher of Drawing
  • The Story continued by Vincent Gilmore, of Chancery Lane, Solicitor
  • The Story continued by Marian Halcombe, in Extracts from her Diary
  • The Second Epoch
  • The Story continued by Marian Halcombe
  • The Story continued by Frederick Fairlie, Esq., of Limmeridge House
  • The Story continued by Eliza Michelson, Housekeeper at Blackwater Park
  • The Story continued in Several Narratives
  • The Third Epoch
  • The Story continued by Walter Hartright
  • The Story continued by Mrs. Catherick
  • The Story continued by Walter Hartright
  • The Story continued by Isidor, Ottavio, Baldassare Fosco
  • The Story concluded by Walter Hartright
Book details
  • Vendor Dover Publications
  • SKU 9780486844091
  • ISBN-13 9780486844091
  • Author Wilkie Collins
  • Category Fiction
  • Subject Classics

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Who is the mysterious solitary woman dressed in white who accosts Walter Hartright late one night near London's Hampstead Heath? Why does she bear such an uncanny resemblance to Walter's student, the angelic Laura Fairlie? And what is the closely guarded secret that she claims will confound a sinister nobleman's malevolent plan? With its compelling blend of mistaken identities, wrongful imprisonment, madness, and romance, this riveting story was the prototype for a new genre of fiction, the "sensation novel." A forerunner of modern detective and suspense fiction, it transplanted the thrills of Gothic horror tales from the chambers and dungeons of medieval castles to the everyday reality of suburban drawing rooms and boudoirs. Author Wilkie Collins excelled at devising cliffhangers that kept Victorians eager for the next installment of The Woman in White which appeared serially in Charles Dickens' weekly literary publication, All the Year Round. This much-imitated, enduringly suspenseful tale has continued to enthrall readers ever since.