The Woman in White

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Simon and Schuster, 2005 - Fiction - 784 pages
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One woman's journey through madness, murder, and mistaken identity -- a classic work of Victorian sensationalism.
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Contents

Preamble
3
The Narrative of Vincent Gilmore
142
The Narrative of Marian Halcombe
183
The Narrative of Frederick Fairlie Esquire
388
The Narrative of Eliza Michelson
410
The Narrative of Hester PinhornCook
460
The Narrative of the Doctor
467
The Narrative of Jane Gould
468
Part the Third
649
The Narrative of Isidor Ottavio
699
The Narrative of Walter Hartright
716
Notes
732
Interpretive Notes
743
Critical Excerpts
750
Questions for Discussion
757
Copyright

Part the Second
477

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About the author (2005)

Wilkie Collins was born in London, England on January 8, 1824. He worked first in business and then law, but eventually turned to literature. During his lifetime, he wrote 30 novels, more than 60 short stories, at least 14 plays, and more than 100 non-fiction pieces. His works include Antonia, The Woman in White, The Moonstone, The Haunted Hotel, and Heart and Science. He was a close friend of Charles Dickens and collaborated with him. He died on September 23, 1889.

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