The Woman in White

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Dent, 1972 - Fiction - 569 pages
"The Woman In White"--now a dazzling new musical by the incomparable Andrew Lloyd Webber Wilkie Collinss sensational tale of madness, betrayal, and greed, "The Woman in White," is thrilling its West End audiences at the magnificent Palace Theatre in Londonand is coming to Broadway in the future. Since its original publication in 1860, the novel has never been out of print, and this suspenseful classic is now brought to life by a brilliant international ensemble, including the sublime Maria Friedman and Michael Crawford as the diabolical Count Fosco.

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About the author (1972)

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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