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The Haunted Hotel

Author
Wilkie Collins
Read by
Eloise Fairfax
Language
English
Length
6 hours 1 minute
ISBN
9781802563443
Published
23 February 2025
Imprint
Fractal Press
  • mystery
  • supernatural
  • revenge
  • curse
  • inheritance
  • deceit
  • gothic
  • tragedy
  • secrets
  • retribution

Description

In The Haunted Hotel , Wilkie Collins weaves a chilling tale of mystery and revenge set against the backdrop of a cursed Italian hotel. When Captain Wragge inherits the haunted property, he becomes entangled in its dark history, uncovering a web of deceit, murder, and hidden fortunes. As guests experience unexplained phenomena and mysterious deaths occur, the story unfolds through multiple narratives, revealing the hotel’s sinister past. At its core lies the vengeful spirit of Countess Gascoigne, whose tragic fate drives the supernatural events. Collins masterfully blends gothic suspense with psychological intrigue, exploring themes of guilt, retribution, and the enduring power of secrets. This gripping narrative challenges the boundaries between reality and the supernatural.

Author

William Wilkie Collins was an English novelist, playwright, and author of short stories. Collins made significant contribution towards development of the sensation novel, which focused on tales woven around criminal biographies. It also drew on the gothic and romantic genres of fiction. Typically the sensation novel focused on shocking subject matter including adultery, theft, kidnapping, insanity, bigamy, forgery, seduction and murder.

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