Play The Woman in White — an interactive story where YOU are the hero

after the classic by Wilkie Collins, 1859

A woman all in white stops you on the midnight road with a warning — and a secret that could topple a baronet. Play the drawing-master Walter Hartright, untangle a plot of stolen identity and false graves, and outwit the vast, purring Count Fosco.

A moment from one playthrough

Count Fosco sets his white mice on his shoulder and compliments your courage — he knows exactly what you've discovered, and the asylum papers on his desk have your ally's name where another should be. The train that could carry the proof to London leaves in an hour. Match wits with Fosco now, or slip out for the train and the truth?

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Start free — 10 diamonds when you confirm your email. No subscription; narrated aloud; plays in 26 languages.

The Somni Tales reader: an open book with two pages of a story, an ink illustration, and a “write what you do” bar below.

Live The Woman in White, don't just read it

In this interactive telling of The Woman in White, you don't read about the hero — you are the hero. The Storyteller keeps Wilkie Collins's world true to the original — its characters, its places, its mood, all held as canon — then narrates every scene aloud and draws the moment you're in as an ink illustration. You type or speak what you do next, and the world answers: it remembers the promises you made, the things you took, and the people you crossed. Follow Wilkie Collins's plot faithfully, or step off it and watch a brand-new version of The Woman in White unfold — one that still reaches a real ending.

How it works

The Storyteller holds the world of the book as canon — its characters, places and mood — and opens with you as the hero.
Type or speak anything: the world reacts, remembers, and stays true to the original's spirit.
Every playthrough is a brand-new story. Follow the plot — or break it and see what happens.

Common questions about playing The Woman in White

Is The Woman in White free to play on Somni Tales?

You get 10 diamonds free when you confirm your email — enough to open The Woman in White and step into the first scenes. After that, diamonds cost from $5 with no subscription, and unused diamonds are refundable within 14 days.

Do I have to follow Wilkie Collins's original plot?

No. The Storyteller holds The Woman in White as canon so its world, characters and mood stay true — but your choices write a brand-new telling. Follow the classic beats, or break from them and see where the story goes.

Can I play The Woman in White aloud and in my own language?

Yes — every scene is narrated aloud word by word, and The Woman in White plays in 26 languages. Change the language, voice and reading speed any time from the reader's Settings.