Book Review on "The Woman in White"

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Book Review The Woman in White is a mystery novel written by Wilkie Collins in 1860. The main characters of the book are Marian Halcombe, an ugly but very intelligent young woman, and Walter Hartright, a determined painter. They are the ones who make the investigation. But there are other characters in the plot, like Anne Caterick, a mysterious woman dressed in white, and Sir Percival, a mean gentleman. The story is set in England, in the mid nineteenth century. It shows the London society and also societies in small villages. Its focus is high society so any error done could cause a scandal with relevant consequences. It is important therefore to understand the historical context of the story. This story is about love, happiness, and mainly courage to face ones for love. The moral of the story is that bad guys always pay for being bad and that no one can keep secrets forever. For example, when Walter feels that Laura’s life is threatened by Sir Percival and Count Fosco, he decides to destroy them in order to protect Laura. The book starts when Walter Hartright is heading to Limmeridge House, where he is going to teach art, and meets a very mysterious woman all dressed in white. When Walter reached Limmeridge House he met Laura and Marian, and immediately felt in love with Laura. After a while he discovers that Laura’s father has settled her marriage to Sir Percival Glyde. In the meantime, Laura received a letter, which Walter thought to be from Anne Caterick, saying that Sir Percival is a wicked man. Walter then decides to try preventing the marriage by meeting Anne Caterick again and asking her the truth about Sir Percival. I think that The Woman in White is a very good book that has a series of actions which don’t get bored. One thing I liked very much was the wide variety of characters. I didn’t like the fact that the investigation wasn’t done either by
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