num_pages: 360
description: The three novellas gathered here-- Miss or Mrs? (1871), The Haunted Hotel (1878), and The Guilty River (1886)--demonstrate Collins's ability to construct a gripping situation and create an atmosphere of mystery and menace. Fast-paced and psychologically absorbing, all proceed through a seriesof dramatic scenes to a climax that in one case at least is literally explosive. These stories, varied in setting and tone, demonstrate Collins's plot-making skill at its most succinct and intricate. Featuring excellent critical apparatus, this edition also includes Collins's originalprefaces.
language: English
title: Miss or Mrs?/ The Haunted Hotel/ The Guilty River
titlecomplete: Miss or Mrs?/ The Haunted Hotel/ The Guilty River
genres: Short Stories, Gothic, Victorian, Classics, Mystery, British Literature, Fiction, Ghost Stories
ratings_count: 203
publisher: Oxford University Press