The Woman in White
British novelist, 1824–1889.
The Woman in White is an 1859 novel by Wilkie Collins.
On 3 of the 13 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Wilkie Collins
- First published
- 1859
- Length
- 728 pages (UK paperback)
- Genre
- Crime and mystery, Gothic, Class and society
Is The Woman in White worth reading?
3 of the 13 best-of lists it could have made include it, among them The 100 greatest British novels (BBC Culture) and The Big Read top 100 (BBC).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| The 100 greatest British novels (BBC Culture, 2015) | No. 90 | See the list |
| The 100 greatest novels of all time (The Observer, 2003) | Listed | See the list |
| The Big Read top 100 (BBC, 2003) | No. 77 | See the list |
Best edition of The Woman in White
The edition we link to is the William Collins paperback (2011), 728 pages.
- Publisher
- William Collins (paperback, 2011)
- Pages
- 728
- ISBN
- 9780007902217
How critics and readers rate The Woman in White
Critics rate it most highly: it earned 22% of the points available on critics' lists, against 15% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like The Woman in White
If you liked The Woman in White, try The Moonstone, The Hound of the Baskervilles or Our Mutual Friend.
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On 2 of the 13 lists it was eligible for