But my problem is that I found a lot of the elements to have become cliches. I know this book was supposed to be one of the first mystery novels and should receive a lot of respect for that. There were a few twists and turns that honestly surprised me, but I saw the big picture from pretty far out. I found the mystery to be mostly predictable. That being said, I was disappointed in this book. I can only judge by my modern-day standards. I find it hard to judge a book by how it would have been received in its time. In talking this over, it’s revealed that the woman in white has been badly mistreated and there are many more secrets surrounding her. By coincidence, Walter is leaving to become a drawing teacher at this house the very next day. As they talk and walk, she mentions that her happiest times were spent at Limmeridge House as a child. Walter Hartright finds a woman, all in white, wandering down the road to London in the middle of the night.
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