Miss or Mrs?/the Haunted Hotel/the Guilty River the Haunted Hotel ; the Guilty River
- List Price: $13.95
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
- Publish date: 04/01/1999
Description:
The three novels gathered here -- Miss or Mrs? (1871), The Haunted Hotel (1878), and The Guilty River (1886) -- demonstrate Collins's ability to construct a gripping situation and create an atmosphere of mystery and menace. Fast-paced and psychoLogicaLLy absorbing, the stories proceed through a series of dramatic scenes to a climax that in one case at Least is LiteraLLy explosive. These stories, varied in setting and tone, demonstrate Collins's plot-making skill at its most succinct and intricate. Featuring excellent critical apparatus, this edition also includes Collin's original prefaces.
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