The Woman in White in Around the World in 80 Books

Sep 07, 2009 Laura rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, british, reread, lib-has-audio, library, a-lucky-one, classics

If you want to read a real suspense novel, read this. This book has it all. What do you prefer? A page-turning plot? Got it. Beautiful writing? Check. Brilliant characterization? People who jump off the page into your living room? Villains who manage to have endearing qualities? A quality love story that is integral to the plot? Oh. Almost forgot. Outstanding audio performance? This book has you covered. Yes, it's a classic, but it's not clunky. It reads fast! Everything you want is right here, ...more

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Apr 16, 2021 Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance rated it really liked it

Shelves: death, the-classics-club, fiction, england, scary-suspenseful

Walter meets a mysterious woman in white when he first arrives in town to become an art instructor at Limmeridge House. He later is told that the woman, Ann, has escaped from a lunatic asylum, and he notes that she bears a strong resemblance to his pupil, Laura. Walter and Laura soon fall in love, though Laura is engaged to Sir Percival Glyde. Glyde and Laura marry, and the real troubles begin.

The Woman in White is considered to be one of the earliest mystery novels.

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Sep 30, 2011 jennifer rated it it was amazing

Young drawing instructor Walter Hartright finds his new post teaching two wealthy sisters to be the pivotal experience of his life. Not only does he fall in love with the fragile heiress Laura, he also meets the girl who could be her poor, worn twin. When Laura's fiancee, Sir Percival, demands that their wedding take place, a match that will make the older baronet the heir if Laura dies first, the girl and her clever sister have to play a game with Sir Percival and his friends to stay alive and ...more

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