The Collector

John Fowles, Evie Wyld

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Vintage
01 April 2004

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Classic fiction (pre c 1945); Thriller & suspense; Classic horror & ghost stories

Three of the John Fowles' most popular novels, rejacketed with a vibrant new modern design

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY EVIE WYLD

'There is not a page in this first novel which does not prove that its author is a master storyteller' New York Times

Weird, withdrawn, and unloved, Fred is a young collector of butterflies. One day his eye alights on a beautiful stranger, the art student Miranda, and an obsession starts to form. So when Fred wins some money he decides to use the money to compensate for his unfair start and to get what he really wants - Miranda. If she could only get to know him she might start to love him. And so with the meticulous attention to detail of an experienced collector he calmly plans her abduction.

By: John Fowles
Introduction by: Evie Wyld
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 213g
ISBN: 9780099470472
ISBN 10: 0099470470
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 01 April 2004
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

John Fowles was born in England in 1926 and educated at Bedford School and Oxford University. John Fowles won international recognition with his first published title. THE COLLECTOR (1963). He was immediately acclaimed as an outstandingly innovative writer of exceptional imaginative power and this reputation was confirmed with the appearance of his subsequent works. John Fowles died in 2005.

Reviews for The Collector

He has a magnificent narrative gift...brilliant * Independent * A brilliant, unusual theme... Short and spare and direct, an intelligent thriller with psychological and social overtones * Sunday Times *