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The Woman in White
The Woman in White | Wilkie Colli
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'In one moment, every drop of blood in my body was brought to a stop... There, as if it had that moment sprung out of the earth, stood the figure of a solitary Woman, dressed from head to foot in white' The Woman in White famously opens with Walter Hartright's eerie encounter on a moonlit London road. Engaged as a drawing master to the beautiful Laura Fairlie, Walter becomes embroiled in the sinister intrigues of Sir Percival Glyde and his 'charming' friend Count Fosco, who has a taste for white mice, vanilla bonbons, and poison. Pursuing questions of identity and insanity along the paths and corridors of English country houses and the madhouse, The Woman in White is the first and most influential of the Victorian genre that combined Gothic horror with psychological realism. Matthew Sweet's introduction explores the phenomenon of Victorian 'sensation' fiction, and discusses Wilkie Collins's biographical and societal influences. Included in this edition are appendices on theatrical adaptations of the novel and its serialisation history.
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ravenlee
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I finally finished it! I started it on my trip to visit family five weeks ago, paused to work on other things, and now it‘s finally done! This was such a good read. The original English “sensational” novel, it has some mystery and some thrills, with a neatly tied-up ending, but it was so very well done. Highly recommend. Chunkster, clocking in around 650 pages, but easy to devour in doses.

JamieArc I read the tagged book after this one and found it to be a good contemporary companion read 2y
Singout It was one of the first audiobooks I listened to and I loved it! 2y
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ravenlee
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“…and my buttered toast waits for nobody.”

I might have to add this to my vocabulary. 😆

LeahBergen Love it! 😆 2y
Ruthiella 😂😂😂 2y
Singout Great book! 2y
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ravenlee
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My pumpkin pie has evil eyes…but the custard from leftover filling tasted great! Today I‘m thankful for running water (nearby neighborhood lost water on Tuesday), working appliances, a delicious feast, family, friends, Litsy! and finding time to read the tagged in bursts between cooking!
Love to you all, and Happy Thanksgiving (or Thursday)!

Ruthiella Looks delicious 😋! Happy Thanksgiving! 2y
Reggie That does look like an evil pie! Lol, Happy Thanksgiving! 2y
Cathythoughts Looks good ! Happy Thanksgiving 2y
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ravenlee
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Thanks for the tag @julesG #Two4Tuesday

1 - I don‘t usually set reading goals other than just read what I can and enjoy it, but this year I decided to see if I can read 300 books. So far I‘m at 277, so it‘s still close.

2 - I want to finish the tagged. I‘m halfway and reading other stuff for a bit, but it‘s really good.

Who hasn‘t played yet? @Endowarrior21 @Alfrazier21 @kspenmoll @tenar

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 2y
tenar I‘m feeling pretty proud of my 50 books- 277 is fantastic! At the end of last year I was also part way through The Woman in White, and I really enjoyed finally finishing it up. I hope you do, too! 2y
ravenlee @tenar my total does admittedly include a fair number of kids‘ books, many of which are picture books. I figure I read a ton to/with my daughter for fun and for our homeschool, so why shouldn‘t that be part of my “official” count? I think next year I‘m going to go a little slower, though, and maybe read some heavier or longer books, be less focused on number. 2y
kspenmoll Definitely include children‘s books !!! 2y
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ravenlee
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My easy flight and three-hour layover, followed by a longer flight has turned into a hellish day of delays and cancellations and reroutes. Now I‘ve been at DFW for over 3 hours and have a little more than 3 to go. I finally got some food and found a quiet place to sit, charge my phone, and read.

And now I‘m nodding over my book. I don‘t usually drink caffeine, but I think it‘s time for a Coke.

merelybookish Good luck! Those kinds of travel days suck the life. 2y
Ruthiella Sorry for the hassle! I hope your journey improves soon. ❤️ 2y
slategreyskies Oh, that sounds terrible! I hope things smooth out for you soon! Hang in there! 💕 2y
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Singout Loved this one! Enjoy! 2y
ravenlee Thanks everyone @Singout @slategreyskies @Ruthiella @merelybookish I made it, finally! My flight arrived at 11 last night (originally expected to be there at 3 😳) and my most awesome sister picked me up. Today we get to surprise our mom for her birthday tomorrow! 2y
Ruthiella Yay! You made it. Your mom‘s going to be so happy to see you! 😃 2y
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Cedricsmom
The Woman in White | Wilkie Colli

If I had been reading the Moonstone, I would be done with this book by now. Also, I updated my iPhone last night and it wiped all the data from my Litsy account. Thanks a lot Mac.😠

Drnkpnkprincess Whhhhhaaaaaat!?! I just updated mine and Litsy stayed intact! Such a bummer... BUT on another note, a woman in white is fantastic and yes it‘s ridiculously long but wait until you get to the 🤯 stuff and you‘ll finish it quickly! 6y
RaimeyGallant Did you get your Litsy data back? 6y
Cedricsmom @RaimeyGallant thanks for asking. I got some back but I don‘t think my stats came back. I need to replace my battery and that probably accounts for some issues. 6y
RaimeyGallant You should email screenshots to litsy@librarything.com. They're asking people with problems to. 6y
RaimeyGallant P.S. I'm having the sane issue. Someone has brought it up in the Facebook group, so we're not alone. 6y
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