Wilke Collins' novel, "The Woman in White" has intrigued readers for generations. In the story a young and genial tutor of arts, Walter Hartright, encounters a woman dressed head to toe in white who is lost in the streets of London. After reporting her to the authorities Walter is informed that the lady was an escapee from a mental asylum. However, when Walter takes a new position in teaching art he encounters a girl named Laura, whose looks are stunningly similar to those of the woman in white. As the pair fall for one another, the sense of mystery deepens - is there more to their meeting than first meets the eye?

The Woman in White (The World's Classics)

Collins, W. Wilkie

Literature & Fiction

Oxford University Press

A fabulous yellow diamond--an ancient talisman which had been looted from the holy Hindu city of Somnauth--becomes the dangerous inheritance of Rachel Verinder. And when the Moonstone disappears, what seems like a simple case turns into a masterpiece of detection and suspense.

The Moonstone (The ^AWorld's Classics)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Condemned by Victorian critics as immoral, but regarded today as a novel of outstanding social insight, No Name shows William Wilkie {ollins as the height of his literary powers. It is the story of two sisters, Magdalen and Norah, who discover after the deaths of their dearly beloved parents that the parents were not married at the time of their births. Disinherited and ousted from their estate, they must fend for themselves and either resign themselves to their fate or determine to recover their wealth by whatever means.

No Name (The ^AWorld's Classics)

Literary

The third of Wilkie Collins' four great novels of the 1860's, Armadale deals with the emergence of the autonomous, sexually active woman from the dichotomies of Madonna and Magdalene. Above all, it explores the divided self and the need to acknowledge the darker side of the personality.

Armadale (The ^AWorld's Classics)

British & Irish

In Basil's secret and unconsummated marriage to the linen-draper's sexually precocious daughter, and the shocking betrayal, insanity, and death that follow, Collins reveals the bustling, commercial London of the nineteenth century wreaking its vengeance on a still powerful aristocratic world. Contemporary reviewers vehemently disapproved of this explicit treatment of adultery; and even today the passionate and lurid atmosphere he creates still has the power to disturb the reader. This book is intended for general, students and teachers of Victorian fiction, women's studies.

Basil (The ^AWorld's Classics)

Probably the first full-length novel with a woman detective as its heroine, The Law and the Lady (1875) is a fascinating example of Collins' later fiction. Valeria Valerie Woodville's first act as a married woman is to sign her name incorrectly in the marriage register; this slip is followed by a gradual disclosure of secrets about her husband's earlier life, each of which leads to another set of questions and enigmas. Developing many of the techniques at work in The Moonstone in bizarre and unexpected ways, and employing both Gothic and fantastic elements, The Law and the Lady adds a significant dimension to the history of the detective novel.

The Law and the Lady (The ^AWorld's Classics)

The world of nineteenth century England is explored in a novel depicting the legal tangles of the unsatisfactory marriage laws and the perception of the growing role of scientific intrusion into the privacy of the individual psyche

Armadale (Oxford World's Classics)

The Moonstone (Oxford World's Classics)

Armadale tells the devastating story of the independent, murderous, and adulterous Lydia Gwilt. This traditional melodrama also considers the modern theme of the role of women in society. 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.

Probably the first full-length novel with a woman detective as its heroine, The Law and the Lady (1875) is a fascinating example of Collins' later fiction. Valeria Valerie Woodville's first act as a married woman is to sign her name incorrectly in the marriage register; this slip is followed by a gradual disclosure of secrets about her husband's earlier life, each of which leads to another set of questions and enigmas. Developing many of the techniques at work in The Moonstone in bizarre and unexpected ways, and employing both Gothic and fantastic elements, The Law and the Lady adds a significant dimension to the history of the detective novel. 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.

The Law and the Lady (Oxford World's Classics)

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The Woman in White (The World's Classics)

The Moonstone (The ^AWorld's Classics)

No Name (The ^AWorld's Classics)

Armadale (The ^AWorld's Classics)

Basil (The ^AWorld's Classics)

The Law and the Lady (The ^AWorld's Classics)

Armadale (Oxford World's Classics)

The Moonstone (Oxford World's Classics)

Armadale (Oxford World's Classics)

The Law and the Lady (Oxford World's Classics)