The Woman in White (AmazonClassics Edition)

De: Wilkie Collins

Narrado por: Peter Kenny, Esther Wane, Joel Froomkin, Karen Cass, Simon Vance

Art teacher Walter Hartright is on the road to London when he encounters an enigmatic woman dressed entirely in white. She's an unnerving portent of strange things to come as Hartright starts a new job as drawing-master at Limmeridge House. There the teacher falls in love with Laura, his betrothed pupil, who bears a striking resemblance to the woman in white. Soon Walter is drawn into a family intrigue of greed, secrets, madness, and revenge.

Written in the form of testimonies, letters, and diary entries, Wilkie Collins' gothic epistolary novel is regarded as the first "sensation" mystery. More than 150 years later, it continues to keep listeners guessing.

Revised edition: Previously published as The Woman in White, this edition of The Woman in White (AmazonClassics Edition) includes editorial revisions.

Public Domain (P)2020 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Slow to start, but very good mystery

This is a long book, and it takes a while for all the elements of the story to come together. However, it is a very good story and interesting mystery. This Audible narration is great; there is a cast of narrators for each of the character's whose voices are represented in the story. Given the time period in which it was written, it is not surprising that the story is full of sexism as well as some racism. However, if you can take those elements for what they are, I would definitely recommend the story.

Story was a page turner!

I swapped between reading and listening to this book using whisper sync. It was wonderful. The story was gripping and the language beautifully written.

What a great listen from an 1800’s author

This was such an intense story and delivered in such a creative way. The reader had fabulous vocal abilities. Just make sure you had enough time to listen to this. This could be one of my favorite books of all time.