Reviews"Collins was a master craftsman, whom many modern mystery-mongers might imitate to their profit." -Dorothy L. Sayers, "Collins was a master craftsman, whom many modern mystery-mongers might imitate to their profit." -Dorothy L. Sayers From the Trade Paperback edition., "Collins was a master craftsman, whom many modern mystery-mongers might imitate to their profit." - Dorothy L. Sayers
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SynopsisWilkie Collins' classic tale of murder, intrigue, madness, and mistaken identity, featuring updated endnotes and an introduction by Anne Perry "[ The Woman in White ] has lasted, to our great pleasure, because it is superb storytelling about people who engage our minds and our imaginations and into whose passions we are drawn."--Anne Perry ONE OF TIME 'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME Generally considered the first English sensation novel, The Woman in White features the remarkable heroine Marian Halcombe and her sleuthing partner, drawing master Walter Hartright, pitted against the diabolical team of Count Fosco and Sir Percival Glyde. After more than a century since its publication, Wilkie Collins's psychological thriller has never been out of print., Wilkie Collins' classic tale of murder,intrigue, madness, and mistaken identity, featuring updated endnotes and anintroduction by Anne Perry " TheWomaninWhite has lasted, to our great pleasure, because it is superb storytelling about people who engage our minds and our imaginations andinto whose passions we are drawn."-Anne Perry ONE OF TIME 'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME Generally consideredthefirst English sensation novel, TheWomaninWhite featurestheremarkable heroine Marian Halcombe and her sleuthing partner, drawing master Walter Hartright, pitted againstthediabolical team of Count Fosco and Sir Percival Glyde. After more than a century since its publication, Wilkie Collins's psychological thriller has never been out of print., Generally considered the first English sensation novel, The Woman in White features the remarkable heroine Marian Halcombe and her sleuthing partner, drawing master Walter Hartright, pitted against the diabolical team of Count Fosco and Sir Percival Glyde. A gripping tale of murder, intrigue, madness, and mistaken identity, Collins's psychological thriller has never been out of print in the 140 years since its publication. Anne Perry writes in her Introduction to this Modern Library Paperback Classic (set from the "New Edition" of 1861), " The Woman in White ] has lasted, to our great pleasure, because it is superb storytelling about people who engage our minds and our imaginations."
LC Classification NumberPR4494.W5 2002