The collector
Fowles, John, 1926-20051979
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From the author of THE MAGUS, a novel first published by Jonathan Cape in 1963. A withdrawn, unloved butterfly collector wins a fortune on the football pools, and this enables him to abduct a young art student and keep her in the cellar of his newly-bought home. She tries to understand her captor but becomes repulsed by his mentality.
Main title:
The collector / John Fowles.
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Imprint:
London : Cape, 1979.
Collation:
283p. ; 21cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 1963.
ISBN:
9780224017053
Language:
English
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BRN:
386966