The Woman in White (Flame Tree Collectable Crime Classics)

Collins, Wilkie

ISBN 10: 1839641525 ISBN 13: 9781839641527
Editorial: Flame Tree Collectable Classics, 2020
Usado Hardcover

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The FLAME TREE COLLECTABLE CRIME CLASSICS are chosen to create a delightful and timeless home library of classic crime and mystery thrillers. Each stunning unabridged edition features deluxe cover treatments, ribbon markers, luxury endpapers and gilded edges.

The Woman in White, along with Collins’ other masterpiece The Moonstone) is generally regarded as the first successful crime and mystery novel. On publication in 1860 it caused a sensation and was exceptionally popular with public and critic alike. Based on a real 18th century case of abduction Collins weaves an intriguing tale of mystery, asylums and mistaken identity that continues to grip the sophisticated modern reader.

A specially commissioned biography of the author and a glossary of Victorian and Literary terms make this new edition essential for all classic crime fans!

Acerca de los autores: Considered by many the founder of the crime novel, William Wilkie Collins (1824–89) was, unlike many of his peers, a great literary success within his own lifetime, even eclipsing the earnings of his mentor, Charles Dickens at one point. His fame was boosted by a certain notoriety for what many perceived as his scandalous and immoral private life.

Judith John is a writer and editor specializing in literature and history. A former secondary school English teacher, she has worked on major educational projects, including English A: Literature for the Pearson International Baccalaureate series. Judith’s major research interests include Romantic and Gothic literature, and Renaissance drama.

Martin Edwards writes the Rachel Savernake, Lake District, and Harry Devlin mysteries. The Life of Crime, a genre history, won four awards, including an Edgar. He has won the CWA Diamond Dagger, Dagger in the Library and the Golden Derringer for lifetime achievement in the field of short mystery fiction.

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Título: The Woman in White (Flame Tree Collectable ...
Editorial: Flame Tree Collectable Classics
Año de publicación: 2020
Encuadernación: Hardcover
Condición: Very Good

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