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The Woman in Black is a 1983 gothic horror novel by English writer Susan Hill, about a mysterious spectre that haunts a small English town. A television film based on it, also called The Woman in Black , was produced in 1989, with a screenplay by Nigel Kneale .
- Susan Hill
- 1983
The Woman in Black by Susan Hill is a Gothic ghost story. It's set in an isolated house, surrounded by marshland, where amysterious woman casts a shadow over the nearby village and haunts a...
Arthur Kipps, a junior solicitor, is summoned to attend the funeral of Mrs Alice Drablow, the sole inhabitant of Eel Marsh House.
Revise and learn about the form, structure and language of Susan Hill's The Woman in Black with BBC Bitesize GCSE English Literature (Edexcel).
4 days ago · Jeanette Winterson on the unforgettable strangeness of this book full of ghostly dread, a tale of a wronged woman who comes back to haunt her village
'Heartstoppingly chilling' Daily ExpressAs The Woman in Black celebrates thirty years on stage, discover the truly terrifying classic English ghost story behind the play. Arthur Kipps, a junior solicitor, is summoned to attend the funeral of Mrs Alice Drablow, the sole inhabitant of Eel Marsh House.
- Susan Hill
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However, Arthur goes to the isolated manor and soon he finds that Eel Marsh House is haunted by the vengeful ghost of a woman dressed in black. He also learns that the woman lost her son, drowned in the marsh, and she seeks revenge, taking the children of the terrified locals.
