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After having finished Brave New World it took me a little longer than usual to find a replacement. I looked around my library and nothing caught my eye. And for some reason unbeknownst to me I felt compelled to read Great Expectations again, Charles Dickens being one of my favorite writers. 

Yet, today as I was getting ready to leave the house I suddenly remembered a book I had bought in a used bookstore during my stay in New York  City. I was aware that the author, Wilkie Collins, was a contemporary of Mr. Dickens but I was somewhat reluctant to pick it up.

In the end I went against my original desire and began reading The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins and I must say, I find it very engaging. 

To start off, it is a mystery/suspense story and according to an accompanying synopsis, a very popular novel in its' time, the 19th century. So much so that Wilkie Collins' tombstone is inscribed with "author of The Woman in White..."

So far so good, I'll post the review once I'm finished.