Wilkie Collins

Broschiertes Buch

Mrs. Zant and the Ghost ('The Ghost's Touch') (Fantasy and Horror Classics)

Beschreibung

From the mind of Wilkie Collins, the legendary Victorian author and master of the sensation novel, comes a gripping tale that blends chilling supernatural visitation with psychological suspense. Mrs. Zant and the Ghost (also published as The Ghost's Touch) follows a widow haunted not by grief, but by a terrifying protective presence. Mrs. Zant is haunted by the spectral figure of her first husband, who suffered a mysterious and sudden death. The ghost returns with a chilling purpose: to issue a desperate warning. His presence is often manifested by a cold, phantom touch: a spectral warning directed toward her current circumstances and the sinister intentions of her second, seemingly devoted husband. This story is a unique and intense blend of the classic Victorian ghost story and the domestic crime thriller. It is essential reading for fans of classic mystery fiction and those who enjoy a plot where the supernatural intervenes to expose human evil.

Autor

William Wilkie Collins was an English novelist and playwright best known for The Woman in White (1859), a mystery and early sensation novel, and The Moonstone (1868), which established many of the ground rules of the modern detective novel and may be the first clear example of the police procedural genre. Born to London painter William Collins and his wife, Harriet Geddes, he moved to Italy with them when he was twelve years old, spending two years there and in France learning both Italian and French. Collins was born at 11 New Cavendish Street in London, the son of William Collins, a well-known Royal Academician landscape painter, and his wife, Harriet Geddes. Named after his father, he quickly became recognized by his second name, which honors his godfather, painter David Wilkie. The family relocated to Pond Street, Hampstead, around 1826. In 1828, Collins' brother Charles Allston Collins was born. Between 1829 and 1830, the Collins family relocated twice: first to Hampstead Square and subsequently to Porchester Terrace in Bayswater. Wilkie and Charles received an early education from their mother at home. The Collins family was very religious, and Collins' mother insisted on strict church attendance for her boys, which Wilkie detested.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Fantasy and Horror Classics
• Seitenzahl: 64
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Dezember 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 4mm
• Gewicht: 94g
• ISBN-13: 9781447470861
• ISBN-10: 1447470869
• Artikelnr.: 37032913