The Collector

John Fowles
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Withdrawn, uneducated and unloved, Frederick collects butterflies and takes photographs. He is obsessed with a beautiful stranger, the art student Miranda. When he wins the pools he buys a remote Sussex house and calmly abducts Miranda, believing she will grow to love him in time.
Genres: FictionClassicsHorrorThrillerCrimeMysteryNovelsLiteratureMystery ThrillerBritish Literature
283 Pages

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