Woman in White, The, Level 6, Pearson English Readers: The Woman in White (Pearson English Graded Readers) - Softcover

Collins, Wilkie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 140588276X ISBN 13: 9781405882767

Publisher: Pearson Education, 2008

Synopsis

Paperback. Pub Date :2008-10-17 Pages: 112 Language: English Publisher:. Pearson Only the Woman in White knows the truth of Laura Fairlies cruel husband Can Walter Hartwright discover the terrible secret From the moment Walter meets this mysterious woman. his future and that of Laura are linked forever.

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About the Author:

English novelist and playwright Wilkie Collins was a prolific writer with a body of work comprising thirty novels, over sixty short stories, more than a dozen plays, and a wide range of non-fiction pieces. Collins is best known for his novels The Woman in White, an early sensation novela genre combining shocking gothic horror with everyday domestic settingsand The Moonstone, which is credited as one of the first modern mystery novels. In the 1850s Collins met Charles Dickens and the two struck up a friendship, which lead to Collins becoming a frequent contributor to Dickens s journals Household Words and All the Year Round. Many of his stories have been adapted for film, including Basil, A Terribly Strange Bed, The Moonstone and The Woman in White. Collins died in 1889 at the age of 65.

Synopsis:

Classic / British English (Available April 2008) Only the Woman in White knows the truth of Laura Fairlie's cruel husband. Can Walter Hartwright discover the terrible secret? From the moment Walter meets this mysterious woman, his future and that of Laura are linked forever.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson Education
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 140588276X
• ISBN 13: 9781405882767
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 112