{"product_id":"the-woman-in-white-wilkie-collins-9791043139307","title":"The Woman in White","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Woman\u003c\/strong\u003e in White tells the story of \u003cstrong\u003eWalter Hartright\u003c\/strong\u003e, a young and impoverished drawing teacher who falls in love with his aristocratic pupil, \u003cstrong\u003eLaura Fairlie\u003c\/strong\u003e. He cannot hope to marry her, however, and she is married off against her will to a baronet, \u003cstrong\u003eSir Percival\u003c\/strong\u003e Glyde, who is seeking her fortune. The terms of her marriage settlement prevent Glyde accessing her money while she lives, so together with his deceptively charming and cunning friend, \u003cstrong\u003eCount Fosco\u003c\/strong\u003e, they hatch an unscrupulous deception to do so nonetheless. In an early 19th Century version of \"identity theft,\" they contrive to fake \u003cstrong\u003eLaura\u003c\/strong\u003e's death and confine her to a mental asylum. Their plot is eventually uncovered and exposed by Hartright with the help of \u003cstrong\u003eLaura\u003c\/strong\u003e's resourceful half-sister, \u003cstrong\u003eMarian Halcombe\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cstrong\u003eThe Woman\u003c\/strong\u003e in White was the most popular of Wilkie Collins' novels in the genre then known as \"sensation fiction.\" It has never been out of print and is frequently included in lists of the best novels of all time. Published initially in serial form in \u003cstrong\u003e1859\u003c\/strong\u003e-\u003cstrong\u003e60\u003c\/strong\u003e, it achieved an early and remarkable following, probably because of the strength of its characters, in particular the smooth and charming but utterly wicked villain \u003cstrong\u003eCount Fosco\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the intelligent and steadfast \u003cstrong\u003eMarian Halcombe\u003c\/strong\u003e opposed to him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wilkie Collins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9791043139307\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Les Prairies Numeriques\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 864\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.92d","brand":"Wilkie Collins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801335836927,"sku":"9791043139307","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-woman-in-white-wilkie-collins-9791043139307","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}