Sensation novel
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The sensation novel, also sensation fiction, was a literary genre of fiction that achieved its peak popularity in Great Britain from the mid-1850s to the 1890s, centring on taboo material that was sho
Captioned "The Novelist who invented Sensation", caricature of Wilkie Collins in Vanity Fair, 3 February 1872
The Woman in White (novel)
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The Woman in White is Wilkie Collins's fifth published novel, written in 1860 and set from 1849 to 1850. It started its publication on 26 November 1859 and its publication was completed on 25 August 1
Sensation novel
…keeping and therefore people questioned the meaning and permanence of identity. The social anxiety regarding identity is reflected in novels such as The Woman in White and Lady Audley's Secret. Sensation fiction is commonly seen to have emerged as a definable genre in the wake of three novels: Wilkie Collins's The…
Cover of first US edition
Walter Hartright's first encounter with 'The Woman in White'. Illustration by Thomas Eyre Macklin.
Marian Halcombe in deep contemplation on Laura's fate while she feels confined in her own sickroom. Illustration by Thomas Eyre Macklin.
The 'Woman in White' lies helplessly on the sofa as if she was an invalid. Illustration by Thomas Eyre Macklin.