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The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins

The Woman in White

Wilkie Collins

Start Publishing LLC · Hardcover · December 12, 2012

The ClassicsGothic RomanceBritish Mysterythriller
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Who it’s for
A midnight encounter opens onto a suspenseful tangle of crime and intrigue.
Genres
Gothic Romance, British Mystery, The Classics
Published
Start Publishing LLC, December 12, 2012

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About this book

The Woman in White (1859-60) is the first and greatest "Sensation Novel." Walter Hartright's mysterious midnight encounter with the woman in white draws him into a vortex of crime, poison, kidnapping, and international intrigue.

Sensation and Suspense

A midnight encounter opens onto a suspenseful tangle of crime and intrigue.

Come here for

  • A mysterious midnight encounter and a classic sensation-novel pull
  • Crime, poison, kidnapping, and international intrigue

Expect

  • Gothic mystery with a strong current of suspense
  • A sustained narrative read rooted in the classic sensation novel

Where it sits

The Classics46%
British Mystery44%
Gothic Romance44%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Psychological Fiction
  • Gothic Romance
  • Historical Thrillers
Authors
Wilkie Collins
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
December 12, 2012
Format
Hardcover
Reading lane
Psychological Fiction