"hartright" - 1 õppematerjal

The woman in white

The woman in white  Written by Wilkie Collins Is an epistolary novel One of the two novels for which Collins is most famous First published in book form in 1860 Characters Anne Catherick ("The Woman in White"). A young woman said to be of disordered wits.  Laura Fairlie - Mr Fairlie's gentle, pretty niece, an heiress and an orphan.  Marian - Laura's half-sister, not attractive but intelligent and resourceful.  Walter Hartright - A poor young man who earns his living as a drawing master. The Story... Late one night on a lonely road a young art teacher,Walter, meets a strange woman dressed all in white.Walter goes to Limmeridge House and starts his new job, teaching art to two half sisters, Laura Fairlie and Marian.He falls in love with Laura,who closely resembles the `woman in white', but Laura marries another man, as she promised to her father. She is unhappy, as her husband is interested only in her money. He