“I am a citizen of the world, and I have met, in my time, with so many different sorts of virtue, that I am puzzled, in my old age, to say which is the right sort and which is the wrong.”
Quote by Wilkie Collins
Work
The Woman in White, Volume 2
In this second volume of the novel, readers are taken deeper into the intrigue and suspense surrounding Walter Hartright's quest to uncover the truth about the woman in white and her connection to his own past. more
Author
Wilkie Collins
Wilkie Collins, born on January 8, 1824, and died on September 23, 1889, was a renowned British novelist. He is best known for his suspense and detective novels, being one of the pioneers of this literary genre. His works, such as 'The Woman in White' and 'The Moonstone', are particularly famous. more
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