"The Woman in White" by Wilkie Collins is a seminal work in the mystery and suspense genre, often hailed as one of the first detective novels. Written in 1860, it unfolds through a series of documents and personal narratives by different characters, a technique that adds depth and complexity to the story. The novel begins with Walter Hartright, a young art teacher, encountering a mysterious woman dressed entirely in white on a moonlit road in London. This woman, Anne Catherick, is connected to a grand and sinister plot that involves an inheritance, mistaken identities, and wrongful incarceration in an asylum. Walter takes a position at Limmeridge House in Cumberland, where he teaches drawing to two half-sisters, Laura Fairlie and Marian Halcombe. Laura, a wealthy heiress, bears an uncanny resemblance to the woman in white, Anne. As the plot thickens, Walter and Marian become embroiled in a scheme orchestrated by the charming yet malevolent Sir Percival Glyde, who is set to...