Žena v bílém – Collins Wilkie (2022)

The novel The Woman in White tells a thrilling mysterious story with a detective plot set against the grim backdrop of Victorian England. Everything revolves around the incredible resemblance between the enigmatic girl in white, Anne Catherick, and the wealthy Laura Fairlie. A tale of a marriage for money, devoted love, madness, and the dirty intrigues of Sir Percival Glyde and his 'charming' friend Count Fosco, who has a fondness for white mice, cream cakes, and poison, is presented to the reader through several narrators. The fictional diary entries and alternating perspectives, along with the chilling atmosphere hidden beneath the guise of social conventions, create an irresistible whole. The Woman in White is one of the most distinctive and beloved works of English literature from the Victorian era. The author skillfully intertwines elements of gothic horror and psychological novel in the text.