This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of The Woman in Black by Susan Hill. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, as well as a useful introduction to the Gothic horror genre. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in...
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The Woman in Black by Susan Hill (Book Analysis)
The Woman in Black by Susan Hill (Book Analysis)
Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
978280801633952EBookPlurilingua PublishingThis practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of The Woman in Black by Susan Hill. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, as well as a useful introduction to the Gothic horror genre. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.
This clear and detailed 52-page reading guide is structured as follows:
Biography of Susan Hill
Presentation of The Woman in Black
Summary of The Woman in Black
Character study
Arthur Kipps
Jennet Humfrye/the woman in black
Samuel Daily
Alice Drablow
Keckwick
Analysis of The Woman in Black
A Gothic setting
The vengeful antagonist
Form and narrative voice
About The Woman in Black
The Woman in Black tells the story of Arthur Kipps, who travels to remote Eel Marsh House on behalf of his law firm to deal with the affairs of a recently deceased client. He is surprised to find that the townspeople quickly become frightened and evasive when the dead woman’s name is mentioned, but nonetheless resolves to stay at the house alone to finish his work. While there, he has a series of increasingly chilling encounters with a sinister black-clad figure which, as he soon finds out, is harbouring a tragic secret. The novel has inspired numerous film, television and radio adaptations, including a 2012 film starring Daniel Radcliffe.
About Susan Hill
Susan Hill is an English writer who is best known for her 1983 Gothic horror novel The Woman in Black. Her work spans a range of genres, including horror, crime and children’s fiction, and she has written numerous novels, plays, short stories and works of non-fiction and literary criticism. She garnered critical acclaim and won awards for several of her early works: she won the Somerset Maugham Award for I’m the King of the Castle, and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1972 for The Bird of the Night.This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of The Woman in Black by Susan Hill. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, as well as a useful introduction to the Gothic horror genre. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.
This clear and detailed 52-page reading guide is structured as follows:
Biography of Susan Hill
Presentation of The Woman in Black
Summary of The Woman in Black
Character study
Arthur Kipps
Jennet Humfrye/the woman in black
Samuel Daily
Alice Drablow
Keckwick
Analysis of The Woman in Black
A Gothic setting
The vengeful antagonist
Form and narrative voice
About The Woman in Black
The Woman in Black tells the story of Arthur Kipps, who travels to remote Eel Marsh House on behalf of his law firm to deal with the affairs of a recently deceased client. He is surprised to find that the townspeople quickly become frightened and evasive when the dead woman’s name is mentioned, but nonetheless resolves to stay at the house alone to finish his work. While there, he has a series of increasingly chilling encounters with a sinister black-clad figure which, as he soon finds out, is harbouring a tragic secret. The novel has inspired numerous film, television and radio adaptations, including a 2012 film starring Daniel Radcliffe.
About Susan Hill
Susan Hill is an English writer who is best known for her 1983 Gothic horror novel The Woman in Black. Her work spans a range of genres, including horror, crime and children’s fiction, and she has written numerous novels, plays, short stories and works of non-fiction and literary criticism. She garnered critical acclaim and won awards for several of her early works: she won the Somerset Maugham Award for I’m the King of the Castle, and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1972 for The Bird of the Night.application/pdf1
DOWNLOAD THIS GUIDEThis practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of The Woman in Black by Susan Hill. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, as well as a useful introduction to the Gothic horror genre. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.
This clear and detailed 52-page reading guide is structured as follows:
- Biography of Susan Hill
- Presentation of The Woman in Black
- Summary of The Woman in Black
- Character study
- Arthur Kipps
- Jennet Humfrye/the woman in black
- Samuel Daily
- Alice Drablow
- Keckwick
- Analysis of The Woman in Black
- A Gothic setting
- The vengeful antagonist
- Form and narrative voice
About The Woman in Black
The Woman in Black tells the story of Arthur Kipps, who travels to remote Eel Marsh House on behalf of his law firm to deal with the affairs of a recently deceased client. He is surprised to find that the townspeople quickly become frightened and evasive when the dead woman’s name is mentioned, but nonetheless resolves to stay at the house alone to finish his work. While there, he has a series of increasingly chilling encounters with a sinister black-clad figure which, as he soon finds out, is harbouring a tragic secret. The novel has inspired numerous film, television and radio adaptations, including a 2012 film starring Daniel Radcliffe.
About Susan Hill
Susan Hill is an English writer who is best known for her 1983 Gothic horror novel The Woman in Black. Her work spans a range of genres, including horror, crime and children’s fiction, and she has written numerous novels, plays, short stories and works of non-fiction and literary criticism. She garnered critical acclaim and won awards for several of her early works: she won the Somerset Maugham Award for I’m the King of the Castle, and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1972 for The Bird of the Night.
Product details
| ISBN | 9782808016339 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Plurilingua Publishing |
| Collection | Brightsummaries.com |
| Format | |
| Pages | 52 |
| File size | 2.2 MB |
