Count Fosco in The Woman in White

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Count Fosco in *The Woman in White* is the charismatic, corpulent, and sinister Italian villain whose cunning manipulation drives much of the novel’s mystery and intrigue.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary villain
antagonistOf Laura Fairlie NERFINISHED
Marian Halcombe NERFINISHED
Walter Hartright NERFINISHED
appearsIn The Woman in White NERFINISHED
associatedWith Sir Percival Glyde NERFINISHED
associatedWithGenre Victorian literature
associatedWithTheme conspiracy
crime
deception
identity
citizenship Italian
countryOfOrigin Italy
creator Wilkie Collins NERFINISHED
describedAs charismatic
corpulent
manipulative
sinister
firstAppearance The Woman in White NERFINISHED
firstPublicationYear 1859
genre sensation fiction
hasPersonalityTrait charming
cunning
intelligent
ruthless
hasPhysicalCharacteristic imposing
large
obese
influencedPerceptionOf Victorian fictional villains
languageOfWork English
literaryPeriod 19th-century literature
medium novel
narrativeFunction drives much of the novel’s mystery and intrigue
notableFor complex characterization
elaborate schemes
psychological manipulation
partOf cast of characters in The Woman in White
publicationVenue All the Year Round NERFINISHED
roleInWork primary antagonist
villain
settingOfActivity England NERFINISHED
timePeriodOfFiction Victorian era NERFINISHED
workAuthorNationality British
workForm serialized novel

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Michael Crawford stageRole Count Fosco in The Woman in White
The Woman in White roleIncludes Count Fosco in The Woman in White
this entity surface form: Count Fosco