The Woman in Black
In the process of settling an estate, Arthur Kipps finds himself confronted with some very unsettling matters.
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Young London solicitor Arthur Kipps is sent up to the small market town of Crythin Gifford to settle the estate of Mrs Alice Drablow at her marsh-locked Eel Marsh House. At the funeral and the empty house, Arthur keeps seeing a thin woman in black, and the local people will not say a word about her.
Yes. The Woman in Black is widely cited as one of the great modern English ghost stories. Susan Hill's restrained Edwardian-style prose builds dread through atmosphere rather than gore.
Yes. A 2012 film adaptation starring Daniel Radcliffe was released. A long-running stage adaptation by Stephen Mallatratt has also been performed in London since 1989.
The Woman in Black was written by Susan Hill, published in 1984 by Penguin Random House.
The Woman in Black is 160 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, The Woman in Black takes most readers 2 to 3 hours to finish.
The Woman in Black is a standalone novel by Susan Hill, not part of a series.
The Woman in Black is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
