The Woman in White

The book "The Woman in White" — Wilkie Collins

The Woman in White. HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'The woman who first gives life, light, and form to our shadowy conceptions of beauty, fills a void in our spiritual nature that has remained unknown to us till she appeared.' One of the earliest works of 'detective' fiction with a narrative woven together from multiple characters, Wilkie Collins partly based his infamous novel on a real-life eighteenth century case of abduction and wrongful imprisonment. In 1859, the story caused a sensation with its readers, hooking their attention with the ghostly first scene where the mysterious 'Woman in White' Anne Catherick comes across Walter Hartright. Chilling, suspenseful and tense in mood, the novel remains as emotive for its readers today as when it was first published.

В основе романа "Женщина в белом" лежит острый, увлекательный сюжет о преступлении, которое было задумано и осуществлено ради денег. Сэр Персиваль Глайд, еще в юности совершивший подлог, чтобы присвоить не принадлежавшие ему по закону титул и поместье, заключает свою жену Лору под именем умершей и очень похожей на нее Анны Катерик в сумасшедший дом. Теперь ничто не стоит между ним и богатством его жены...