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The Woman in White

A drawing master walks the Finchley Road at midnight and a woman dressed entirely in white puts her hand on his shoulder. She has escaped from somewhere, she will not say where, and she knows the name of the house he is travelling to. Collins invented the sensation novel with this book, and its villain is still one of the best in English: fat, charming, fond of his canaries, and entirely without conscience. Every reply here is yours.

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Chapters

1. An Offer at HampsteadHampstead Cottage
2. The Hand on the RoadFinchley Road
3. A Pursuit After MidnightThe Edge of London
4. The Woman at the WindowLimmeridge House
5. The Red PortfolioFrederick Fairlie's Room
6. The First LessonThe Summer House and Moor Road
7. Mrs Fairlie's HandThe Drawing Room
8. Two Faces in WhiteThe Terrace and Churchyard
9. The Autumn LessonsLimmeridge House and Grounds
10. A Necessary DepartureThe Summer House
11. The Dream in Small HandThe Studio
12. The Schoolboy's GhostLimmeridge Village and Churchyard
13. Anne at the CrossLimmeridge Churchyard
14. Gone from Todd's CornerLimmeridge and the Farm Road
15. News Beside the Milk PanThe Limmeridge Dairy
16. The Solicitor's ChargeThe West Terrace
17. Mozart on the Last NightThe Dining and Drawing Rooms
18. The Summer-House SketchThe Breakfast Room
19. The Thirteenth of OctoberHampstead Cottage
20. October SixteenthLimmeridge Churchyard
21. Alive Beside the InscriptionLimmeridge Churchyard
22. The Statement Dated November SecondMr Kyrle's Office
23. Percival's ExplanationMr Kyrle's Office
24. What Laura Told the SolicitorMr Kyrle's Office
25. Three Kinds of PropertyMr Kyrle's Office
26. The Clause in Red InkMr Kyrle's Office
27. The Truth Laura ChoseMr Kyrle's Office
28. At ElevenMr Kyrle's Office
29. The Expedition SailsMr Kyrle's Office
30. Ashes on the HearthMr Kyrle's Office
31. Eleven O'ClockLimmeridge House and Church
32. The Clock Over BlackwaterMr Kyrle's Office
33. The Dog in the Boat-HouseBlackwater Park Record
34. Laura Comes HomeMr Kyrle's Office
35. The White MiceBlackwater Park Record
36. The Fourth TartMr Kyrle's Office
37. Blood Under the BenchThe June Seventeenth Diary
38. The Unread DeedMr Kyrle's Office
39. The Post-BagThe June Seventeenth Diary
40. The Name Discovered in RomeMr Kyrle's Office
41. The Letter in the LaneThe June Eighteenth Diary
42. Miss Fairlie at the DoorMr Kyrle's Office
43. The Word in the SandThe June Nineteenth Diary
44. The Prison DoorMr Kyrle's Office
45. The Seven O'Clock TrainThe June Nineteenth Diary
46. The Black CloakMr Kyrle's Office
47. Bills at Three MonthsThe June Nineteenth Diary
48. A Sickly LikenessMr Kyrle's Office
49. Rain on the LeadThe End of Marian's Diary
50. Tea at the Village InnMr Kyrle's Office
51. The Blank SheetFairlie's Statement
52. The Invitation in Fosco's PocketMr Kyrle's Office
53. The Pen in Marian's HandMichelson's Statement
54. Mrs Rubelle from LondonMr Kyrle's Office
55. The Word TyphusMichelson's Statement
56. The House Without ServantsMr Kyrle's Office
57. The Impossible LodgingsMichelson's Statement
58. The Empty RoomsMr Kyrle's Office
59. A Letter Outside the BagMichelson's Statement
60. The Last Look from the CarriageMr Kyrle's Office
61. Flowers at Five O'ClockMichelson's Statement
62. The Chaise at MidnightMr Kyrle's Office
63. Number Five, Forest RoadHester Pinhorn's Statement
64. Before the Five O'Clock VisitMr Kyrle's Office
65. The Certificate and the StoneMr Kyrle's Office
66. Two Floors Above the NewsLondon Lodgings
67. The Undated Death LetterLondon Lodgings
68. The Warning Against AnneLondon Lodgings
69. The Turf WalkLondon Lodgings
70. Four Hundred PoundsLondon Lodgings
71. The House Behind the SquareLondon Lodgings
72. Anne Catherick in Marking InkLondon Lodgings
73. The Door Closed at LimmeridgeLondon Lodgings
74. Three Nights of the DiaryLondon Lodgings
75. No Shadow of a CaseMr Kyrle's Office
76. The Letter Signed FLondon Streets and Lodgings
77. Bills on the Inn WallsBlackwater and Knowlesbury
78. The Way to the SecretLondon Lodgings
79. An Address Near Gray's Inn RoadMrs Clements's Lodging
80. Three Miles to the LakeMrs Clements's Parlour
81. The Elderly Lady at the StationMrs Clements's Parlour
82. The Village Before WelminghamMrs Clements's Parlour
83. The Gifts in the DrawerMrs Clements's Parlour
84. The Allowance RefusedMrs Clements's Parlour
85. The Name at Varneck HallMrs Clements's Parlour
86. Her First Short ClothesMrs Clements's Parlour
87. The Purse of DrawingsLondon Lodgings
88. The Third Person Who Might KnowLondon Lodgings
89. Number ThirteenMrs Catherick's Parlour
90. The Clergyman BowsMrs Catherick's Parlour
91. Especially by the Mother's SideMrs Catherick's Parlour
92. The Ticket for BlackwaterOld Welmingham Road
93. The Greasy Brown RegisterOld Welmingham Vestry
94. The Charge on the High RoadKnowlesbury Town Hall
95. The Blank Between Two MarriagesMr Wansborough's Office
96. The Cudgel in the RainOld Welmingham Road
97. The Light Behind the SkylightOld Welmingham Church
98. The Fire Through the SkylightOld Welmingham Churchyard
99. One Two ThreeOld Welmingham Churchyard
100. The Crest Inside the WatchWelmingham Inquest Room
101. What the Witness Could ProveWelmingham Inquest Room
102. Boards Before the VestryOld Welmingham Churchyard
103. The Disguised HandWelmingham Hotel Coffee-Room
104. The Words Anne RepeatedWelmingham Hotel Coffee-Room
105. Three Hours and No AnswerWelmingham Inquest Room
106. The Heavy Little PurseNumber Five Gower's Walk
107. The Undated Letter ReviewedGower's Walk Sitting-Room
108. The Warning in the Side StreetGower's Walk Sitting-Room
109. One Man Beyond ReachNumber Five Gower's Walk
110. August at Varneck HallNumber Five Gower's Walk
111. The Lost MonthsNumber Five Gower's Walk
112. The Last Chance in One DateSouth Coast Lodging
113. We May Own It NowSouth Coast Lodging
114. The Large Official SealLondon Lodgings
115. A Tart for the MonkeyForest Road and Regent's Park
116. Lucrezia BorgiaThe Opera House
117. The Name He Had Never HeardPesca's Lodging
118. The Mark Under the SleevePesca's Lodging
119. If the Clock Strikes NineLondon Workroom
120. Twenty Past ElevenNumber Five Forest Road
121. Three Questions, Three ConditionsFosco's Room
122. White Paper on the CarpetFosco's Room
123. The Conception of Two IdentitiesFosco's Room
124. The Bed Carried at MidnightFosco's Room
125. July Twenty-FourthFosco's Room
126. The Letter Dated July Twenty-FifthFosco's Room
127. The Unopened SealFosco's Room
128. Two O'Clock in the Order-BookLivery Stables
129. The Early Train NorthMr Kyrle's Office
130. The Scented HandkerchiefFrederick Fairlie's Room
131. There She IsLimmeridge Breakfast-Room
132. Three Words Under the SteelLimmeridge Churchyard
133. We Cannot Spare Our AuntLondon Home
134. The Visitor on the Third FloorParis Hotel
135. The Letter Cut Into the ArmParis Morgue
136. The Heir in the Old StudioLondon Home

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