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The Collector

By: John Fowles
Narrated by: Daniel Rigby, Hannah Murray
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Withdrawn, uneducated and unloved, Frederick is a loner who collects butterflies and takes photographs. He is obsessed with a beautiful stranger, the art student Miranda, whom he watches from afar. When he wins the pools, he buys a remote Sussex country house and painstakingly works to make the cellar a comfortable prison. He then calmly abducts Miranda, believing that she will inevitably grow to love him in time if she just gets to know him.

Alone and desperate, Miranda must struggle to overcome her own prejudices and contempt if she is understand her captor and gain her freedom.

Taught and utterly compelling, Fowles' debut novel The Collector was an instant best seller when it was published in 1963. It is regarded as one of the best thrillers of all time with one of the most terrifying villains to have ever been created on the page.

©1963 John Fowles (P)2021 Penguin Audio Classics Horror Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Scary Exciting Fiction

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I loved this book, the male narrator read to my liking, the female narrator a bit too slowly, but that could all be fixed quickly and easily. The book in itself is a great read, I definitely reccomend.

Great Book

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Daniel Rigby is perfectly creepy as the narrator of the first half of the book. Some reviewers haven't enjoyed Hannah Murray as Miranda, but I thought she was excellent. A claustrophobic and genuinely upsetting performance.

An alarming read, with two excellent narrators

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This book is one of the best books that I have ever read. It is a masterclass in characterisation. Brilliant.

A hideous masterpiece

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Was unsure due to other reviews criticising the female narrator (and there is no excerpt from ‘Miranda’ on the sample). Took a chance and glad I did- she did an excellent job.

Great Narration, Great Plot

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wonderful, engaging and insightful. still relevant to audiences today, concerning the class divide in England. incredible narration

get this book if you liked wasp factory

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