| The Woman in White Contributor(s): Collins, Wilkie (Author), Perry, Anne (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0375759069 ISBN-13: 9780375759062 Publisher: Penguin Random House LLC (No Starch) OUR PRICE: $10.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2002 Annotation: 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." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - General - Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2001044345 |
| Lexile Measure: 790 |
| Series: Modern Library Classics |
| Physical Information: 1.21" H x 5.24" W x 8.06" (1.10 lbs) 704 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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." |