The Woman in White, by Wilkie Collins, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classicsseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras.
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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.
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.
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.
Full of surprise, intrigue, and suspense, this vastly entertaining novel continues to enthrall readers today.
One of the greatest mystery thrillers ever written, Wilkie Collins s The Woman in White was a phenomenal bestseller in the 1860s, achieving even greater success than works by Dickens, Collins s friend and mentor.
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The Woman in White, by Wilkie Collins, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classicsseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras
