The Woman in White (Pocket Penguin Classics)

The Woman in White (Pocket Penguin Classics)

by WilkieCollins (Author)

Synopsis

'In one moment, every drop of blood in my body was brought to a stop'. Gentle art teacher Walter Hartright has fallen in love with his student, Laura. But she is marrying the wicked Sir Percival, who wants to destroy her reputation and steal her fortune. In the face of his powerful friends, only Laura's resourceful sister Marian and faithful Walter can save her from his wicked machinations and the terrors of the insane asylum. But who is the mysterious woman in white who haunts the moonlit roads and hidden graveyards? And will her secret save Laura - or destroy them all?

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 784
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Published: 28 Jan 2010

ISBN 10: 0141191910
ISBN 13: 9780141191911

Author Bio
Wilkie Collins (1824-1889) began his literary career writing articles and short stories for Dickens' periodicals. He published a biography of his father and a number of plays but his reputation rests on his novels. Collins found his true fictionalmetier in mystery, suspense and crime. He is best known for his novels in the emerging genres of Sensation and Detective fiction.