The Woman In White (Tales Of Mystery And The Supernatural)

<p><p><span class="a-text-bold">With an Introduction and Notes by Scott Brewster, University of Central Lancashire.</span></p> <p><span>Wilkie Collins is a master of mystery, and </span><span class="a-text-italic">The Woman in White</span><span> 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.</span></p> <p><span>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.</span></p></p>