num_pages: 569
description: One of the greatest mystery thrillers ever written, Wilkie Collins' The Woman in White was a phenomenal bestseller in the 1860s, achieving even greater success than works by Dickens, Collins' friend and mentor. Full of surprise, intrigue, and suspense, this vastly entertaining novel continues to enthrall readers today.The story begins with an eerie midnight encounter between artist Walter Hartright and a ghostly woman dressed all in white who seems desperate to share a dark secret. The next day Hartright, engaged as a drawing master to the beautiful Laura Fairlie and her half sister, tells his pupils about the strange events of the previous evening. Determined to learn all they can about the mysterious woman in white, the three soon find themselves drawn into a chilling vortex of crime, poison, kidnapping, and international intrigue.Masterfully constructed, The Woman in White is dominated by two of the finest creations in all Victorian fiction: Marion Halcombe, dark, mannish, yet irresistibly fascinating, and Count Fosco, the sinister and flamboyant "Napoleon of Crime."
language: English
title: The Woman in White
titlecomplete: The Woman in White
characters: Sir Percival Glyde, Anne Catherick, Marian Halcombe, Count Fosco, Mrs. Catherick, Madame Fosco, Laura Fairlie, Vincent Gilmore, Frederick Fairlie, Walter Hartright
genres: Gothic, Mystery, British Literature, Horror, Mystery Thriller, Literature, Classics, 19th Century, Historical Fiction, Victorian
ratings_count: 150684
places: Hampshire, England, Cumberland, England, England, London, England, United Kingdom
awards: awardedAt: 1293868800000
name: Audie Award
category: Classic
publisher: Penguin Books