The Woman in White
About this book
The Woman in White famously opens with Walter Hartright's eerie encounter on a moonlit London road. Engaged as a drawing master to the beautiful Laura Fairlie, Walter is drawn into the sinister intrigues of Sir Percival Glyde and his 'charming' friend Count Fosco, who has a taste for white mice, vanilla bonbons and poison. Pursuing questions of identity and insanity along the paths and corridors of English country houses and the madhouse, The Woman in White is the first and most influential of the Victorian genre that combined Gothic horror with psychological realism.
Reader Profile
4.0/5 · 170816 readers · 748 pages · ≈ 13 h 51 m · Demanding
How long does it take to read The Woman in White?
About ≈ 13 h 51 m — 748 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is The Woman in White?
748 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is The Woman in White?
It sits on the Thriller, Mystery, History shelves.
Has The Woman in White been made into a movie or TV show?
Yes — screen adaptations include Q4179472 (1981).
Is The Woman in White in the public domain?
Yes — it is free to read and share.
Where does The Woman in White take place?
It is set in England during 19th century.
Who wrote The Woman in White?
Wilkie Collins.
Where can I read The Woman in White online for free?
It is in the public domain — read it free on Open Library