The Woman in White

The Woman in White

The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins is a pioneering Victorian sensation novel. Young art teacher Walter Hartright encounters a mysterious woman dressed entirely in white on a moonlit London road, who harbors a dangerous secret. He soon becomes drawing master at Limmeridge House, where he falls in love with the beautiful Laura Fairlie and befriends her resourceful half-sister Marian Halcombe. Laura marries Sir Percival Glyde, who, aided by the sinister Count Fosco, plots to steal her fortune and identity. Through deception, an asylum, and a fatal switch of identities, Walter and Marian fight to uncover the truth and restore Laura's name.