num_pages: 504
description: Mistaken identities, locked rooms, madness, and romance—these are a few of the ingredients the author (one of the most successful and popular Victorian writers) used to inspire "the 'creepy' effect, as of pounded ice dropped down the back," that, according to one of his friends, was Wilkie Collins's aim in writing The Woman in White . Popularly regarded as one of the author's finest works, and widely copied by other writers, this thriller was the prototype for a whole new genre of the "sensation novel."A scheming nobleman, a beautiful heiress, and, of course, the enigmatic woman in white—a mysterious figure confined to an asylum for the insane—are the featured players in an intricate, compelling story that was acclaimed by Henry James and T. S. Eliot. An instant success when it first appeared in 1860, the riveting tale has continued to enthrall readers ever since.
language: English
title: The Woman in White
titlecomplete: The Woman in White (Dover Giant Thrift Editions)
characters: Anne Catherick, Frederick Fairlie, Vincent Gilmore, Count Fosco, Laura Fairlie, Marian Halcombe, Walter Hartright, Madame Fosco, Mrs. Catherick, Sir Percival Glyde
genres: Historical Fiction, Gothic, Literature, Victorian, Horror, Classics, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, British Literature, 19th Century
ratings_count: 150646
places: United Kingdom, England, Cumberland, England, London, England, Hampshire, England
awards: awardedAt: 1293868800000
name: Audie Award
category: Classic
publisher: Dover Publications