The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins

The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins

"She looked so irresistibly beautiful as she said those brave words that no man alive could have steeled his heart against her." 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.

For sheer plotting genius, Collins had no rivalIf you’ve never read this, I can promise you one of the most gripping stories of all time. -- Philip Pullman

Wilkie Collins remains most famous for his novels The Moonstone and The Woman in White, in which he pioneered a new style of "sensation" writing, the influence of which can still be seen in today's culture in the genres of crime, mystery and suspens. He is also renowned for his close relationship with Charles Dickens, who regarded him as the most talented of his many protégés.

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ISBN 13	9781847495716
ISBN 10	1847495710
Titre	The Woman in White
Auteur	Wilkie Collins
Série	Evergreens
État	Non disponible
Type de reliure	Paperback
Éditeur	Alma Books Ltd
Année de publication	2016-01-01
Nombre de pages	640
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