The Woman in White

A Step 4 Reading and Training graded reader retold by Christopher Hall. Late one night, on a lonely road near London, Walter Hartright, a

young drawing teacher, meets a solitary woman dressed in white.

This is the opening scene of The Woman in White, a great Victorian

sensation novel, full of mystery, excitement, and suspense. Who is

the mysterious woman in white, and why is she alone on the road

to London at midnight? This reader uses the EXPANSIVE READING approach, where the text becomes a springboard to improve language skills and to explore historical background, cultural connections and other topics suggested by the text. As well as the story, this reader contains: 

• Wide range of interactive activities practising the four skills

• FCE-style activities

• Trinity-style activities (Grade 7)

• Dossier on Victorian Asylums

• A full recording of the  text