![]() ![]() ![]() One of his best-known roles is Sam Mussabini in Chariots of Fire (1981). His television debut came as Richard III on the BBC's filmed theatrical production The Wars of the Roses (1965). Sir Ian Holm, is a star of the Royal Shakespeare Company, who has played more than 100 roles in films and on television, whilst receiving a stream of awards and nominations. The Woman in White, as well as some of his other work, was first published in Dickens' journals. The novel was also listed at number 77 on the BBC's survey The Big Read.Ĭharles Dickens was a close friend and mentor of Collins, and the two collaborated together on drama and fiction. In 2003, Robert McCrum writing for The Observer ranked The Woman in White number 23 in the top 100 greatest novels of all time. ![]() Considered to be among the first mystery novels and the first and finest in the genre of 'sensation novels', The Woman in White is noted for its suspenseful plot and unique characterisation.Ĭollins's use of multiple narrators drew on his legal training and he states 'the story of an offence against the laws is told in Court by more than one witness'. ![]() Inspired by an actual criminal case, this gripping tale of murder, intrigue, madness and mistaken identity has never been out of print since its publication and brought Collins great fame and success. He saves her from capture by her pursuers and determines to solve the mystery of her distress and terror. Late one moonlit night, Walter Hartright encounters a solitary and terrified woman dressed all in white. ![]()
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