The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins

by Wilkie Collins

Overview

This Halcyon Classics ebook THE WOMAN IN WHITE is one of 19th century British author Wilkie Collins' most acclaimed works. The story is considered an early example of detective fiction with the hero, Walter Hartright, employing many of the sleuthing techniques of later private detectives. The use of multiple narratives draws on Collins's legal training and as he points out in his Preamble: 'the story here presented will be told by more than one pen, as the story of an offence against the laws is told in Court by more than one witness'.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940011802300
Publisher:	Halcyon Press Ltd.
Publication date:	10/01/2010
Series:	Halcyon Classics , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	539 KB

About the Author

Wilkie Collins (1824-1889) was a pioneer of the modern mystery/detective novel. He also wrote on the plight of women and on the social and domestic issues of his time. Highly influential, many later authors of mystery and detective fiction drew inspiration from Collins' works.

Date of Birth:

December 8, 1824

Date of Death:

September 23, 1889

Place of Birth:

London, England

Place of Death:

London, England

Education:

Studied law at Lincoln¿s Inn, London