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The Woman in White
The Woman in White
Author: Wilkie Collins, Matthew Sweet (Editor)
In one moment, every drop of blood in my body was brought to a stop... There, as if it had that moment sprung out of the earth, stood the figure of a solitary Woman, dressed from head to foot in white — The Woman in White famously opens with Walter Hartright's eerie encounter on a moonlit London road. Engaged as a drawi...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780141439617
ISBN-10: 0141439610
Publication Date: 4/29/2003
Pages: 720
Edition: Reissue
Rating:
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
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4.1 stars, based on 9 ratings
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
Members Wishing: 1
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 sevenspiders avatar reviewed The Woman in White on + 73 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
The first 100 pages are the hardest to get through, but once Collins ushers his readers and protagonist alike into the isolated gloom of Limmeridge House it becomes plain why this is one of the most celebrated mysteries ever written. The lead couple is rather bland, in particular the heroine, but that weakness is more than compensated for by the presence of such memorable characters as the clever, resourceful Marian Halcombe and the insidious Count Fosco. The tale of greed, murder, madness, revenge and conspiracy that unfolds is well worthy of being considered one of the best and most influential gothic novels of all time.
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Helpful Score: 2
This absolutely classic book is probably the first written that can be called a "mystery." Anyone interested in that genre really should read it!!
galnsearch avatar reviewed The Woman in White on + 143 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This mystery was first published in 1860. It's a wonderful old classic, the prose is beautiful, the mystery enticing. I thoroughly enjoyed this book but it's not for everyone.
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Helpful Score: 2
This was my first novel that I read by Wilkie Collins. It is definately close to my favorite book of all time. It caused me to read several other novels by him and so far I have not been disappointed. It is definatly not fast reading, however, it is well worth it!
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Helpful Score: 2
This book was highly recommended to me at an airport used bookstore. Truly one of the BEST detective books I've read. English writer, and ahead of its time. I truly did not want it to end. Enjoy!
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A mystery written in the 1800s that stands the test of time! Lots of twists!
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This is a Literary Classic written in 1860, though you may not have heard of it. Surprisingly it reads like a modern novel. Good mystery with lots of interesting characters. We used it for our Book Discussion Group and it worked very well.
bellasgranny avatar reviewed The Woman in White on + 468 more book reviews
Owning a Kindle has given me the opportunity to download many of the classics that I should have already read. Reading this one on the heels of Jane Eyre, I thought that I would be disappointed. Far from it! I was immediately engaged and couldn't turn the pages fast enough. I've already downloaded several of his other works. Time to get busy.
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Hugely popular in its time, Collins's mystery-suspense novel is now largely forgotten. Its decline has been due partly to an extravagantly intricate plot (one improved by abridgment) and partly to an equally convoluted structure. The story is told through the accounts of several characters in succession. Because the accounts contain dialogue, listeners are treated to the unusual spectacle of hearing every character filtered through each of the others. Such complexity would have overwhelmed anything less than virtuoso performances. Fortunately, both Nigel Anthony and Susan Jameson rise to the occasion. Listeners will be excused in mistaking this for a full-cast dramatization, so expertly distinguished is the multitude of voices within voices.
SouthernCityMysteries avatar reviewed The Woman in White on + 2 more book reviews
Narrative in its finest. Brilliant use of multiple narrators. A novel that keeps you turning pages, even more than 150 years after it was written.
9fordinner avatar reviewed The Woman in White on + 6 more book reviews
A great read. Wilkie Collins has become one of my new favorites!
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A great Victorian classic by author of The Moonstone.


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