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The Woman in White, by Wilkie Collins, is partof the Barnes Noble Classics series, whichoffers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and thegeneral reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, andpages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkablefeatures of Barnes Noble Classics:New introductions commissioned from today's top writers andscholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporaryhistorical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes andendnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems,books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired bythe work Comments by other famous authors Study questions tochallenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographiesfor further reading Indices Glossaries, when appropriateAlleditions are beautifully designed and are printed to superiorspecifications; some include illustrations of historical interest.Barnes Noble Classics pulls together a constellationof influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich eachreader's understanding of these enduring works.

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<div><i>The Woman in White</i>, by <b>Wilkie Collins</b>, is part
of the <i>Barnes & Noble Classics</i><i> </i>series, which
offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the
general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and
pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable
features of <i>Barnes & Noble Classics</i>:
<div>New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and
scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary
historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and
endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems,
books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by
the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to
challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies
for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriateAll
editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior
specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest.
<i>Barnes & Noble Classics</i> pulls together a constellation
of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each
reader's understanding of these enduring works.</div>
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<div>One of the greatest mystery thrillers ever written, <b>Wilkie
Collins</b>’s <i>The Woman in White</i> was a phenomenal bestseller
in the 1860s, achieving even greater success than works by Dickens,
Collins’s friend and mentor. Full of surprise, intrigue, and
suspense, this vastly entertaining novel continues to enthrall
readers today.<br />
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The story begins with an eerie midnight encounter between artist
Walter Hartright and a ghostly woman dressed all in white who seems
desperate to share a dark secret. The next day Hartright, engaged
as a drawing master to the beautiful Laura Fairlie and her half
sister, tells his pupils about the strange events of the previous
evening. Determined to learn all they can about the mysterious
woman in white, the three soon find themselves drawn into a
chilling vortex of crime, poison, kidnapping, and international
intrigue.<br />
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Masterfully constructed, <i>The Woman in White</i> is dominated by
two of the finest creations in all Victorian fiction—Marion
Halcombe, dark, mannish, yet irresistibly fascinating, and Count
Fosco, the sinister and flamboyant “Napoleon of Crime.”<br />
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<div><b>Camille Cauti</b> earned a Ph.D. in English from Columbia
University. Her dissertation concerns the Catholic conversion trend
among the London avant-garde of the 1890s. She has also published
articles in Italian-American studies. She works in New York City as
an editor and critic.</div>
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