The Collins Classics

Informationen zum Autor William Wilkie Collins (1824–1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and author of short stories. He wrote 30 novels, more than 60 short stories, 14 plays, and more than 100 essays. His best-known works are The Woman in White and The Moonstone. Klappentext 'Through all the ways of our unintelligible world, the trivial and the terrible walk hand in hand together.'    On his last night in London before travelling north to new employment, Walter Hartright walks the lonely, moonlit road to his family home. Lost in thought, he is interrupted by a mysterious woman dressed all in white. The brief, somewhat distressing encounter is to trigger a chain of strange events that will greatly affect not only Walter, but the lives of those he holds dearest.  Wilkie Collins based his most famous novel on a real-life eighteenth-century case of abduction and wrongful imprisonment. First published in 1859, The Woman in White caused a sensation with its chilling, suspenseful plotline and remains one of the greatest mystery stories in English literature. Zusammenfassung HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics.

Product details

• Authors: Wilkie Collins, Collins Wilkie
• Publisher: William Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.03.2022
• EAN: 9780008542207
• ISBN: 978-0-00-854220-7
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 55 mm
• Series: Collins Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; England, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Traditional, FICTION / Classics, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Gothic, FICTION / Thrillers / Crime, Classic crime, FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense, FICTION / Thrillers / Historical, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Classic fiction: general and literary