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The Woman in White

by Wilkie Collins

A Victorian mystery with a critical-edition framework

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A Victorian mystery with a critical-edition framework

Set against Victorian fiction, The Woman in White begins with Walter Hartright’s midnight encounter with a mysterious woman and develops into a plot involving crime, poison, kidnapping, and international intrigue. This Oxford World’s Classics edition adds a scholarly perspective: John Sutherland discusses Wilkie Collins’s place in Victorian fiction and his approach to constructing plots, while a chronology helps readers navigate the novel’s complicated sequence of events. The edition also uses the novel’s original manuscript, giving its presentation a particular textual focus.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in Victorian fiction and classic sensation novels.
  • Readers who value scholarly introductions and contextual material alongside a novel.
  • Readers studying plot construction or the publication history of nineteenth-century fiction.

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Mystery and crimeVictorian fictionPlot constructionTextual scholarship

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Book overview

The Woman in White (1859-60) is the first and greatest "Sensation Novel." Walter Hartright's mysterious midnight encounter with the woman in white draws him into a vortex of crime, poison, kidnapping, and international intrigue. This new critical edition is the first to use the original manuscript of the novel. John Sutherland examines Collins's contribution to Victorian fiction, traces his practices as a creator of plot, and provides a chronology of the novel's complicated events.

About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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