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Serialised Victorian novel written by [[Wilkie Collins (Creator)|Wilkie Collins]].
Serialised Victorian novel written by [[Wilkie Collins]].


Walter Hartright, a young drawing master from [[Victorian London]], gets a job teaching art to two young women, half-sisters Marian Halcombe and Laura Fairlie, at Limmeridge house in Cumberland. He soon is tangled in a web of dastardly deeds involving an [[Arranged Marriage]] and a [[Mysterious Waif]] in the form of escaped mental patient Anne Catherick.
Walter Hartright, a young drawing master from [[Victorian London]], gets a job teaching art to two young women, half-sisters Marian Halcombe and Laura Fairlie, at Limmeridge house in Cumberland. He soon is tangled in a web of dastardly deeds involving an [[Arranged Marriage]] and a [[Mysterious Waif]] in the form of escaped mental patient Anne Catherick.


The book is often considered the first Victorian sensation novel, and has been adapted into a play, several films and an [[Andrew Lloyd Webber (Creator)|Andrew Lloyd Webber]] musical.
The book is often considered the first Victorian sensation novel, and has been adapted into a play, several films and an [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]] musical.
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** When he goes to share what he's learned with Fosco, he takes precautions so that, when he's asked "[[Have You Told Anyone Else?]]?", he can assure Fosco that he ''has'', and killing him would therefore not solve anything.
** When he goes to share what he's learned with Fosco, he takes precautions so that, when he's asked "[[Have You Told Anyone Else?]]?", he can assure Fosco that he ''has'', and killing him would therefore not solve anything.
** He happily makes a deal with Fosco that will get him what he wants but allow the latter to escape from the law scot-free because Walter assumes [[Karmic Death|karma will punish him anyway]].
** He happily makes a deal with Fosco that will get him what he wants but allow the latter to escape from the law scot-free because Walter assumes [[Karmic Death|karma will punish him anyway]].
* [[Girls With Moustaches]]: [[Butter Face|Marian Halcombe]].
* [[Girls with Moustaches]]: [[Butter Face|Marian Halcombe]].
* [[Identical Stranger]]: Anne and Laura, apparently ( {{spoiler|Walter discovers that Anne was Laura's half-sister.}}).
* [[Identical Stranger]]: Anne and Laura, apparently ( {{spoiler|Walter discovers that Anne was Laura's half-sister.}}).
* [[Love Is a Weakness]]: Fosco confesses that his esteem for Marian proved to be his only weakness in the affair.
* [[Love Is a Weakness]]: Fosco confesses that his esteem for Marian proved to be his only weakness in the affair.
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* [[Male Gaze]]: Shamelessly done by Walter on Marian.
* [[Male Gaze]]: Shamelessly done by Walter on Marian.
* [[The Ophelia]]: Anne and Laura
* [[The Ophelia]]: Anne and Laura
* [[Person With the Clothing]]
* [[Person with the Clothing]]
* [[The Reveal]]: The truth of Professor Pesca is one of many. This is, after all, a serialized sensation novel.
* [[The Reveal]]: The truth of Professor Pesca is one of many. This is, after all, a serialized sensation novel.
* [[Sexless Marriage]]: Fortunately for Laura, implied for her and her husband; Sir Percival assures Fosco that there's no chance of Laura producing heirs.
* [[Sexless Marriage]]: Fortunately for Laura, implied for her and her husband; Sir Percival assures Fosco that there's no chance of Laura producing heirs.

Revision as of 16:41, 8 April 2014

Serialised Victorian novel written by Wilkie Collins.

Walter Hartright, a young drawing master from Victorian London, gets a job teaching art to two young women, half-sisters Marian Halcombe and Laura Fairlie, at Limmeridge house in Cumberland. He soon is tangled in a web of dastardly deeds involving an Arranged Marriage and a Mysterious Waif in the form of escaped mental patient Anne Catherick.

The book is often considered the first Victorian sensation novel, and has been adapted into a play, several films and an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical.

The novel provides examples of:

The musical adaptation provides examples of:

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