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ENDURING LITERATURE ILLUMINATED BY PRACTICAL SCHOLARSHIP One woman's journey through madness, murder, and mistaken identity -- a classic work of Victorian sensationalism.
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Table of Contents
Contents Introduction
Chronology of Wilkie Collins's Life and Work
Historical Context of The Woman in White
THE WOMAN IN WHITE
Part the First
Preamble
The Narrative of Walter Hartright
The Narrative of Vincent Gilmore, Solicitor
The Narrative of Marian Halcombe
The Narrative of Frederick Fairlie, Esquire
The Narrative of Eliza Michelson, Housekeeper
The Narrative of Hester Pinhorn, Cook
The Narrative of the Doctor
The Narrative of Jane Gould
The Narrative of the Tombstone
The Narrative of Walter Hartright, Resumed
Part the Second
The Narrative of Walter Hartright
Part the Third
The Narrative of Walter Hartright
The Narrative of Isidor Ottavio Baldassare Fosco
The Narrative of Walter Hartright, Concluded
Notes
Interpretive Notes
Critical Excerpts
Questions for Discussion
Suggestions for the Interested Reader