{"product_id":"the-haunted-hotel-other-stories-9781840225334","title":"The Haunted Hotel \u0026 Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEditedand with an Introduction by David Stuart Davies.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Have you ever heard of the fascination of terror?'\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is a unique collection of strange stories from the cunning pen of Wilkie Collins, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Woman in White\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Moonstone\u003c\/em\u003e. The star attraction is the novella \u003cem\u003eThe Haunted Hotel\u003c\/em\u003e, a clever combination of detective and ghost story set in Venice, a city of grim waterways, dark shadows and death. The action takes place in an ancient palazzo coverted into a modern hotel that houses a grisly secret. The supernatural horror, relentless pace, tight narrative, and a doomed countess characterise and distinguish this powerful tale.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe other stories present equally disturbing scenarios, which include ghosts, corpses that move, family curses and perhaps the most unusual of all, the Devil's spectacles, which bring a clarity of vision that can lead to madness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wordsworth Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/05\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781840225334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Wilkie Collins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51924748009653,"sku":"9781840225334","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_2d246181-992e-4d76-9ec8-7666aaccd219.jpg?v=1761660736","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-haunted-hotel-other-stories-9781840225334","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}