The Woman in White

Wilkie Collins (1824-89) was born in London. His father, William Collins, was a painter. As a schoolboy, Collins was always inventing stories. After working in the tea trade and then studying law, Collins published his first major book – a biography of his father. He then began to write seriously for a living. Wilkie Collins met Charles Dickens in 1851 and they became close friends. [...]

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5. Marian Halcombe’s narrative continued Later on that afternoon, I went for a walk with Laura. ‘I can tell you everything now, Marian,’ she said. ‘After what Percival said to me this morning, I don’t feel any obligation to him. At first, just after we were married, I tried not to think of Walter. I tried to be a good wife, but Percival was so cruel! One day in Rome, a lady called Mrs Markland came to visit us. [...]

During the Victorian period in Britain (1837-1901), many asylums were established. The new buildings were large and surrounded by high walls so that the patients could not escape. Between the asylum building and the wall, there was an open space where patients were allowed to walk at certain hours. [...]

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A Death

Sir Percival’s Secret

Mrs Catherick’s Story

A Night at the Opera

Confronting Count Fosco

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