Beyazlı Kadın dünya edebiyatının ilk ve en önemli "aşk ve esrar" romanıdır ve ilk "gotik roman" olma özelliğini taşır. Kahramanlarının çelişkin ve karmaşık ruhsal durumlarını kendine özgü bir yazım tarzıyla canladıran Collins, bu romanıyla Gotik tarzı kasvetli ve görkemli İtalyan şatolarından alarak edebiyat alanına aktarmış. Victoria dönemi İngilteresinin orta sınıf hayat tarzlarına, daha mütevazı ve modern evlerine taşımıştır. Yayınlandığı dönemde edebiyat çevrelerinde fırtına etkisi yaratan Beyazlı Kadın

Harper Collins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'The woman who first gives life, light, and form to our shadowy conceptions of beauty, fills a void in our spiritual nature that has remained unknown to us till she appeared.' One of the earliest works of 'detective' fiction with a narrative woven together from multiple characters, Wilkie Collins partly based his infamous novel on a real-life eighteenth century case of abduction and wrongful imprisonment. In 1859, the stor

Wilkie Collins weaves an intricate tale, starting with a yellow diamond being seized by a British officer in India. English language learners of all ages will enjoy developing their vocabulary and reading fluency as they read about the young Rachel Verinder inheriting the diamond, which soon disappears and the Hindu priests, who intend to reclaim the revered stone. Students and teachers alike will be enthralled with the many characters involved in the transcendent mystery of The Moonstone. Compass Classic