With An Introduction And Notes By Scott Brewster, University Of Central Lancashire.
wilkie Collins Is A Master Of Mystery, And The Woman In White Is His First Excursion Into The Genre. When The Hero, Walter Hartright, On A Moonlit Night In North London, Encounters A Solitary, Terrified And Beautiful Woman Dressed In White, He Feels Impelled To Solve The Mystery Of Her Distress.
the Intricate Plot Is Peopled With A Finely Characterised Cast, From The Peevish Invalid Mr Fairlie To The Corpulent Villain Count Fosco And The Enigmatic Woman Herself.