The Woman in White (illustrated) + The Moonstone + The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Victorian Sensation Mysteries and Gothic SuspenseBy Wilkie Collins
Length57h 34m
About this audiobook
Bringing together The Woman in White, here in an illustrated form, The Moonstone, and The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice, this volume displays Wilkie Collins's command of sensation fiction at its most influential. Through shifting testimonies, hidden crimes, inheritance plots, uncanny atmospheres, and forensic curiosity, Collins transforms domestic life into a theatre of suspicion. These works stand at the crossroads of Victorian melodrama, Gothic romance, and the emerging detective novel. Wilkie Collins, friend and collaborator of Charles Dickens, was shaped by legal training, theatrical culture, and a lifelong interest in social irregularity: contested identities, unjust marriages, disability, addiction, and the vulnerability of women under Victorian law. His unconventional private life and sharp observation of respectable society's hypocrisies gave his fiction both daring and psychological acuity. In these novels, entertainment becomes a means of exposing institutional and moral unease. This collection is highly recommended for readers interested in the origins of modern mystery fiction, Victorian narrative experimentation, and novels that combine suspense with social critique. Collins offers intricate plotting without sacrificing character, atmosphere, or ethical force.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreMystery and Thriller, Literary Classics
Length57 hrs 34 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 20, 2013
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Introduction
3Author Biography
4Historical Context
5Synopsis (Selection)
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6List of Illustrations
7Preface
8The First Epoch The Story Begun by Walter Hartright (of Clement’s Inn, Teacher of Drawing)
9II
10III
11IV
12V
13VI
14VII
15VIII
16IX
17X
18XI
19XII
20XIII
21XIV
22XV
23The Story Continued by Vincent Gilmore (of Chancery Lane, Solicitor)
24II
25III
26IV
27The Story Continued by Marian Halcombe (in Extracts from her Diary)
28Polesdean Lodge, Yorkshire.
29ii Limmeridge House.
30The Second Epoch The Story Continued by Marian Halcombe.
31II
32III
33IV
34V
35VI
36VII
37VIII
38IX
39X
40Postscript by a Sincere Friend
41The Story Continued by Frederick Fairlie, Esq., of Limmeridge House
42The Story Continued by Eliza Michelson (Housekeeper at Blackwater Park)
43II
44The Story Continued in Several Narratives
452. The Narrative of the Doctor
463. The Narrative of Jane Gould
474. The Narrative of the Tombstone
485. The Narrative of Walter Hartright
49The Third Epoch The Story Continued by Walter Hartright.
50II
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