As the inscription on his tombstone reveals, Wilkie Collins wanted to be remembered as the âauthor of The Woman in White,â for it was this novel that secured his reputation during his lifetime. The novel begins with a drawing teacherâs eerie late-night encounter with a mysterious woman in white, and then follows his love for Laura Fairlie, a young woman who is falsely incarcerated in an asylum by her husband, Sir Percival Glyde, and his sinister accomplice, Count Fosco.
This edition returns to the original text that galvanized England when it was published in serial form in All the Year Round magazine in 1860. Three different prefaces Collins wrote for the novel, as well as two of his essays on the bookâs composition, are reprinted, along with nine illustrations. The appendices include contemporary reviews, along with essays on lunacy, asylums, mesmerism, and the rights of women.
Categories:
- Literature & Fiction
- Classics
Publisher : Broadview Press
Author : Collins, Wilkie
Language : English
Edition : Illustrated
Published :2006-04-20
Number Of Pages : 696
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 1551116448
ISBN-13 : 9781551116440
Item weight : 1.45 lb
Dimensions : 1.1 in x 5.5 in x 8.4 in
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