The Woman in White
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The First Epoch: Part 1, Chapter 1 The First Epoch: Part 1, Chapter 2 The First Epoch: Part 1, Chapter 3 The First Epoch: Part 1, Chapter 4 The First Epoch: Part 1, Chapter 5 The First Epoch: Part 1, Chapter 6 The First Epoch: Part 1, Chapter 7 The First Epoch: Part 1, Chapter 8 The First Epoch: Part 1, Chapter 9 The First Epoch: Part 1, Chapter 10 The First Epoch: Part 1, Chapter 11 The First Epoch: Part 1, Chapter 12 The First Epoch: Part 1, Chapter 13 The First Epoch: Part 1, Chapter 14 The First Epoch: Part 1, Chapter 15 The First Epoch: Part 2, Chapter 1 The First Epoch: Part 2, Chapter 2 The First Epoch: Part 2, Chapter 3 The First Epoch: Part 2, Chapter 4 The First Epoch: Part 3, Chapter 1 The First Epoch: Part 3, Chapter 2 The Second Epoch: Part 1, Chapter 1 The Second Epoch: Part 1, Chapter 2 The Second Epoch: Part 1, Chapter 3 The Second Epoch: Part 1, Chapter 4 The Second Epoch: Part 1, Chapter 5 The Second Epoch: Part 1, Chapter 6 The Second Epoch: Part 1, Chapter 7 The Second Epoch: Part 1, Chapter 8 The Second Epoch: Part 1, Chapter 9 The Second Epoch: Part 1, Chapter 10 The Second Epoch: Part 2, Chapter 1 The Second Epoch: Part 3, Chapter 1 The Second Epoch: Part 3, Chapter 2 The Second Epoch: Part 4, Chapter 1 The Second Epoch: Part 4, Chapter 2 The Second Epoch: Part 4, Chapter 3 The Second Epoch: Part 4, Chapter 4 The Second Epoch: Part 4, Chapter 5 The Third Epoch: Part 1, Chapter 1 The Third Epoch: Part 1, Chapter 2 The Third Epoch: Part 1, Chapter 3 The Third Epoch: Part 1, Chapter 4 The Third Epoch: Part 1, Chapter 5 The Third Epoch: Part 1, Chapter 6 The Third Epoch: Part 1, Chapter 7 The Third Epoch: Part 1, Chapter 8 The Third Epoch: Part 1, Chapter 9 The Third Epoch: Part 1, Chapter 10 The Third Epoch: Part 1, Chapter 11 The Third Epoch: Part 2, Chapter 1 The Third Epoch: Part 3, Chapter 1 The Third Epoch: Part 3, Chapter 2 The Third Epoch: Part 3, Chapter 3 The Third Epoch: Part 3, Chapter 4 The Third Epoch: Part 3, Chapter 5 The Third Epoch: Part 3, Chapter 6 The Third Epoch: Part 3, Chapter 7 The Third Epoch: Part 4, Chapter 1 The Third Epoch: Part 5, Chapter 1 The Third Epoch: Part 5, Chapter 2 The Third Epoch: Part 5, Chapter 3
Themes
All Themes Evidence and Law Morality, Crime, and Punishment Identity and Appearance Marriage and Gender Class, Industry, and Social Place
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Characters
All Characters Walter Hartright Laura Fairlie Marian Halcombe Sir Percival Glyde Count Fosco Madame Fosco Mr. Fairlie Anne Catherick (“The Woman”) Professor Pesca Mr. Gilmore Mrs. Catherick Mrs. Clements Mrs. Michelson Mr. Kyrle The Clerk Mrs. Rubelle Mr. Dawson Mr. Merriman Mrs. Vesey Margaret Poacher
Symbols
All Symbols White Clothes The Summer House The Fountain
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allusions Dramatic Irony Ethos Foil Foreshadowing Genre Hyperbole Imagery Irony Logos Metaphors Mood Motifs Paradox Pathos Personification Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone Verbal Irony
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The Woman in White

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Wilkie Collins

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