本书讲述了青年画师沃尔特应聘到费尔利家当家庭教师。月夜路遇一个从疯人院逃出来的白衣女人。沃尔特有两个学生：一个是主人费尔利长兄菲利普的女儿劳拉，另一个是劳拉同母异父的姐姐玛丽安。玛丽安确认白衣女人是安妮·凯瑟里克。沃尔特爱上了劳拉，但劳拉的父亲临终前已将她许给了珀西瓦尔·格莱德从男爵，这时白衣女人突然出现试图阻止格莱德娶劳拉，但没有成功，沃尔特黯然离去。婚后珀西瓦尔原形毕露，带迫劳拉交出全部财产的处置权。这时白衣女人再次出现要揭露珀西瓦尔的致命秘密，但因被劳拉的姑父福斯科伯爵发现而逃走。伯爵为珀西瓦尔策划以捞取劳拉的财产。他们制造了劳拉死亡的骗局，而把受惊吓而死的安妮当作劳拉埋葬，把劳拉麻醉后送进了疯人院，冒称逃走的是安妮。玛丽安从疯人院救出了劳拉，但因劳拉丧失记忆无法证明身份而陷入困境。 此时，沃尔特回国，决心为劳拉雪奇冤。经过艰苦的调查终于弄清事实真相，恢复了劳拉合法的继承人身份。珀西瓦尔在场大火中丧生，福斯科被暗杀。沃尔和劳拉结合了。
This book narrated young artist Walter responds to a call for recruits to the Fairly family belongings tutor. The moonlit night meets on the way the white clothing woman who runs away from the insane asylum. Woll unique two students: One is master Fairly eldest brother Philip's daughter Laura, another is Laura with mother different father's elder sister Marianne. Marianne
confirmed that the white clothing woman is Anne · triumphant Chinese zither Ricker. Walter has fallen in love with Laura, but before Laura's father just before the end, her Xu Gei Percivall · standard Lyde from the baron, by now the white clothing woman suddenly presented attempts to prevent standard Lyde to marry Laura, but has not succeeded, Walter departs low-spirited. After marriage Percivall reveals one's true colors, the belt compels Laura to hand over the entire fortune the right of disposal. By now the white clothing woman appeared once more must expose Percivall's fatal secret, but because by
Laura's Uncle the Fox branch count was discovered that runs away. The count plans for Percivall fishes for Laura's property. They have made the fraud which Laura dies, but receives Anne who frightens dies to treat as Laura to bury, anaesthetized the evacuation Laura to enter the insane asylum, the one who claimed falsely runs away was Anne. Marianne has rescued Laura from the insane asylum, but because Laura loses the memory to be unable to prove that the status falls into the difficult position. this time, Walter returns to
homeland, to be determined for the Laura snow wonderful injustice. Gets the facts straight finally after the difficult investigation the truth, restored Laura's legitimate successor status. In the Percivall fire on the scene got killed, the Fox branch is assassinated. Woll and Laura unified.
The Woman in White in a detective novel written by Wilkie Collins.It's said that this
novel is one of his best novels .And the words
he wanted on his gravestone is ‘author of The Woman in White and other works'.So we can see how much the author liked this work. Walter Hartright was the art teacher of Laura and Marian,who had the same mother but different fathers.For all their special relationship,Marian and Laura had a very close affection towards each other and Marian was like an angle ,who was always with Laura however difficult the situation was.Walter fell in love with Laura almost at the first sight of her,so did Laura.But the problem was that Laura had promised her father that she would marry Sir Percival before her father died,who was twenty years older than her and had a high position in the society and high reputation.Before the meeting with Percival,Laura received a warning that told her that the man she would marry actually was a very aweful person.According to the description of the gardener who sent the warning to Laura,Walter immediately realized that it is the same person he met the day before he came to Limmeridge House where the two sisters lived. She was the woman in white.She told Walter that she was the friend of Mrs Farlie,the mother of the two sisters,and loved she very much the night of their meeting.Walter didn't know that the lady that the woman in white referred to is the mother of his students .He didn't know either that from that moment his future and that of Laura's had been tied together.
Though both Laura and Walter had a deep emotion towards each other,Laura didn't allow herselt to break the promise she had made to her father.Marian told everthing to Walter about her sister's promise and marriage and suggested that he leave before both of them had trapped too much.Walter left with great sorrow.And Laura married Sir Percival as arranged .But there was one thing that confused Laura's lawyer was that Percival insisted that the twenty thousand dollars which Laura's father had left Laura should go to him if Laura died before him.While Laura insisted that the money should be left to her sister.Then the loyal lawyer had to turn to Laura's uncle,who was now the master of the Limmerig House,for help.Her uncle was a very self-centered person,who only kept his health in mind and cared nothing else.So the lawyer had to agree the request of Sir Percival.
Laura was very reluctant to be married with Sir Percival and her misery began since then.As the warning said,her husband treated her badly.To her relief,Marian lived with her and shared the burden and misery that she suffered from her devil husband.One day accidentally Laura met a woman who looked like her very much and was almost another Laura after an illness.Because she seemed paler and weaker than Laura .Actually she was that woman in white,Anne,the daughter of Mrs Catherick.Both the mother and the daughter knew the secret of Sir Percival,once the secret gave out ,it would destroy him completely.That's why Sir Percival was afraid of Anne very much and tried his best to make others believe that Anne had some mental problems and sent her to an asylum.So nobody would believe the words of a mad woman.It's lucky that Anne had escaped.She intended to tell Laura the secret,but before she could do that she was found by Percival's friend,Count Fosco.So she had to postpone the meeting with Laura and save herself.
Sir Percival changed into another person after his marriage .He kept forcing Laura to sign on a document so that the money would be transferred into his name.Because Marian had heard his plot by accident and she warned Laura about her husband's plot,so Laura refused which made him very angry.While the bigger plot was waiting for them.
After the night that Marian heard the conversation of Sir Percival and Count Fosco in the rain,she was badly ill and stayed in bed for days.From the conversation she knew the real purpose that Sir Percival married Laura was that Laura was the holder of twenty thousand dollars.He wanted to use this amount of money to pay his debt.Laura was ill too after some days of taking care of Marian.She fainted.After she woke up,she could't find her sister.And she was told that Marian had been taken by Fosco to London for improvement of her health.At first,Laura couldn't believe it because she was sure her beloved sister wouldn't leave her alone to deal with all the troubles.While indeed she couldn't find her sister so she left for London.The poor girl didn't know all of this was a swindle.After she arrived at London ,after a cup of tea that Fosco gave her ,she not only saw her sister,but knew nothing about it until she found herself in the asylum.
The truth was that Marian wasn't sent to London,she was just transfered to another place in the house.Afer she recovered,the first news she heard was Laura's death from heart disease.She was very upset.Besides she was very regret of having asked Walter to leave her sister before they both trapped too much,she felt guilty of her sister's unhappiness.She returned to the Limmerige House.There her uncle showed her a letter from Fosco informing him to be careful.Fosco said that they had found Anne and sent her back to asylum again.She got worse
by keeping claiming herself as Laura.Fosco just reminded her uncle not to believe any information that Laura was still alive.Marian felt very strange at such a letter.She wanted to what happened on earth.
The result surprised Marian very much because the so-called Anne was actually her sister,Laura.The reason why Fosco succeeded in deceiving everybody was the similarity between Laura and Anne.And in the last few part of the novel we know that they were actually sisters.They had the same father.Marian tried her best to help Laura out of the asylum.While Laura had changed to a different person.Before marriage,she always smiled and was lovey and happy.But now you could see no change of expressions from her face.The devil husband almost destroyed her.
Because of the letter that Fosco sent to Mr Farlie,their uncle refused to accept her as his neice.The servants couldn't recognise Laura either due to her so great changes.So they had to leave the place where they had spent their happiest life .Before leaving,Laura insisted to see their mother's grave.There they met Walter who just came back from the expedition to central America.
Later on they figured out what happened on earth.Fosco and Percival caught Anne and because of her bad health,Anne died
immediately after she was caught.The took her body as Laura's and make everybody believe that Laura had died.By doing this,Percival could get the property from Laura to pay his debts.All the plot ,troubles and tragedy were due to money.What a pity!
The secret that may destroy Percival was that he committed the forgery by adding the record of his parents' marriage himself.At that time ,forgery was a very serious crime.Once discovered,he would be punished severely.After he knew that Walter had known his secret,he hurried to the church in hope of destroying the proof.In a hurry,he upset the lantern and locked himself in the fire and never came out again.What moved me very much was that at that time Walter tried to save him and forgot that he was his enemy.What was in his mind was only that he was a human being who was caught in fire and needed help.Maybe that's why
people can master the world ,not any other
animals.Human beings have some unique
characters which may not be found even by
themselves.Once disaster comes,they will explode and produce unbelievable power.
After all, the story had a happy ending.Laura
and Walter got married and had a son,who became the master of Limmerig House after Mr Farlie's
death.
Kindness is the most treasurable character in
the world,I think.Never never give up the chance of sticking to your kindness.