Wilkie Collins
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One of the greatest mystery thrillers ever written, Wilkie Collins's The Woman in White was a phenomenal bestseller in the 1860s, achieving even greater success than works by Dickens, Collins's friend and mentor. Full of surprise, intrigue, and suspense, this vastly entertaining novel continues to enthrall readers today. The story begins with an eerie midnight encounter between artist Walter Hartright and a ghostly woman dressed all in white who seems...
2) Basil
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Basil is a sheltered young Englishman willing to risk his fortune and place in society for the friendship of a commoner and the love of a beautiful woman. His happiness is shattered with the devastating discovery that all he holds dear is a cruel deception.