{"product_id":"the-woman-in-white-wilkie-collins","title":"The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beautiful deluxe gift edition of the great Victorian mystery novel with foiled covers, marbled endpapers, sprayed edges, beautiful paper and finished with a silk ribbon.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarian and her sister Laura live a quiet life under their uncle's guardianship until Laura's marriage to Sir Percival Glyde. Sir Percival is a man of many secrets - is one of them connected to the strange appearances of a young woman dressed all in white? And what does his charismatic friend, Count Fosco, with his pet white mice running in and out of his brightly coloured waistcoat, have to do with it all? Marian and the girls' drawing master, Walter, have to turn detective in order to work out what is going on, and to protect Laura from a fatal plot...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis hardback is part of\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eVINTAGE COLLECTOR'S CLASSICS, a series of luxurious books especially crafted for collectors and fans of beautiful special editions. Sumptuous design meets the highest quality production. Discover timeless classics beautifully bound for every bookshelf.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWilkie Collins\u003c\/b\u003e was born in London on 8 January 1824. His father was the landscape painter William Collins. After school he worked for a tea merchant before studying to become a lawyer. In 1848 he published a biography of his father and his first novel, \u003ci\u003eAntonina\u003c\/i\u003e, followed in 1850. In 1851 he met Charles Dickens who would later edit and publish some of his novels. Collins's novels were extremely popular in his own time as well as now. \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWoman in White\u003c\/i\u003e (1859), \u003ci\u003eNo Name\u003c\/i\u003e (1862), \u003ci\u003eArmadale\u003c\/i\u003e (1866) and \u003ci\u003eThe Moonstone\u003c\/i\u003e (1868) are his best known works. Collins was linked with two women (one of whom bore him three children) but he never married. He died on 23 September 1889.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Hardcover), Englisch, 672 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65815701389661,"sku":"K010366053","price":19.6,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/1036605300001A.jpg?v=1788573115","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-woman-in-white-wilkie-collins","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}