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
63III
2Introduction
64IV
3Author Biography
65V
4Historical Context
66VI
5Synopsis (Selection)
67VII
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6List of Illustrations
68The Story Continued by Isidor Ottavio Baldassare Fosco
7Preface
69The Count’s Narrative
8The First Epoch The Story Begun by Walter Hartright (of Clement’s Inn, Teacher of Drawing)
70The Story Concluded by Walter Hartright
9II
71II
10III
72III
11IV
73Prologue
12V
74The Story (pt. 1)
13VI
75The Story (pt. 2)
14VII
76The Story (pt. 3)
15VIII
77The Story (pt. 4)
16IX
78Second Period
17X
79First Narrative Contributed by Miss Clack; niece of the late Sir John Verinder (pt. 1)
18XI
80First Narrative Contributed by Miss Clack; niece of the late Sir John Verinder (pt. 2)
19XII
81Second Narrative Contributed by Mathew Bruff, Solicitor, of Gray’s Inn Square
20XIII
82Third Narrative Contributed by Franklin Blake (pt. 1)
21XIV
83Third Narrative Contributed by Franklin Blake (pt. 2)
22XV
84Fourth Narrative Extracted from the Journal of Ezra Jennings
23The Story Continued by Vincent Gilmore (of Chancery Lane, Solicitor)
85Fifth Narrative The Story Resumed by Franklin Blake
24II
86Sixth Narrative Contributed by Sergeant Cuff
25III
87Seventh Narrative In a Letter from Mr. Candy
26IV
88Eighth Narrative Contributed by Gabriel Betteredge
27The Story Continued by Marian Halcombe (in Extracts from her Diary)
89Epilogue
28Polesdean Lodge, Yorkshire.
90The Statement of Sergeant Cliff’s Man (1849)
29ii Limmeridge House.
91The Statement of The Captain (1849)
30The Second Epoch The Story Continued by Marian Halcombe.
92The Statement of Mr. Murthwaite (1850)
31II
93THE FIRST PART
32III
94CHAPTER II
33IV
95CHAPTER III
34V
96CHAPTER IV
35VI
97THE SECOND PART
36VII
98CHAPTER VI
37VIII
99CHAPTER VII
38IX
100CHAPTER VIII
39X
101CHAPTER IX
40Postscript by a Sincere Friend
102CHAPTER X
41The Story Continued by Frederick Fairlie, Esq., of Limmeridge House
103CHAPTER XI
42The Story Continued by Eliza Michelson (Housekeeper at Blackwater Park)
104CHAPTER XII
43II
105THE THIRD PART
44The Story Continued in Several Narratives
106CHAPTER XIV
452. The Narrative of the Doctor
107CHAPTER XV
463. The Narrative of Jane Gould
108THE FOURTH PART
474. The Narrative of the Tombstone
109CHAPTER XVII
485. The Narrative of Walter Hartright
110CHAPTER XVIII
49The Third Epoch The Story Continued by Walter Hartright.
111CHAPTER XIX
50II
112CHAPTER XX
51III
113CHAPTER XXI
52IV
114CHAPTER XXII
53V
115CHAPTER XXIII
54VI
116CHAPTER XXIV
55VII
117CHAPTER XXV
56VIII
118CHAPTER XXVI
57IX
119CHAPTER XXVII
58X
120CHAPTER XXVIII
59XI
121POSTSCRIPT
60The Story Continued by Mrs. Catherick
122Analysis
61The Story Continued by Walter Hartright
123Reflection
62II
124Memorable Quotes
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