William Wilkie Collins - The Woman in White. Moonstone. Gift book bound in leather.

"The woman in White"

The life of the aspiring artist Walter Hartright, who received an unencumbered position as an art teacher in a secluded estate, changed forever after meeting a mysterious young stranger dressed in white…

Who is she? Why is he so desperately cursing some baronet? What kind of horsemen are riding on her trail? And finally, why does she look like one of Walter's students, like a twin sister?

Having decided to find out, the artist, without knowing it, finds himself embroiled in a mysterious story full of carefully kept family secrets for years. Secrets that are dangerous for everyone - and above all for the one who tries to reveal them…

"Moonstone"

Wilkie Collins' novels are full of mysteries. The famous English writer makes them unravel not only his heroes, but also readers, to whom he gives only a thread from a tangle of confusing events. And although Collins is recognized as the ancestor of the detective genre ("Moonstone" is considered the first detective novel in English), the main secrets in his books are the secrets of the heart. Perhaps Wilkie Collins owes the psychological depth and authenticity of the characters' images to his friendship with Charles Dickens. It was the latter, with his advice and support, who helped Collins find his own path in literature. Wilkie Collins' best novels were published in Dickens' magazines, and they even wrote some works together. "Moonstone" was published in chapters in Dickens' magazine "All Year Round", and numerous fans of Collins' work gathered at the editorial office to be the first to get a fresh issue. They were concerned about both the story of the diamond theft and the relationship of the heroes, whose feelings were seriously tested because of the theft of the precious stone. But is Rachel Verinder's neglect of Franklin Black a consequence of the cooling of her feelings, or does it indicate a completely different depth of them? It is the secrets of the heart that turn out to be the key to solving the loss of the diamond, which with its mysterious light illuminated all the corners of human souls.