The Collector

By John Fowles

Subjects: Collection and preservation, Psychopaths, Young women, Collectors and collecting, English Horror tales, Psychological fiction, English fiction, Mentally ill, Thrillers, Crimes against, Kidnapping, Fiction, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Butterflies, Fiction, thrillers, suspense, Fiction, psychological

Description: Fowles’ stunning debut is a study of a lonely young sociopath who kidnaps the woman he has fixated on, keeping her in his cellar in the belief that she will eventually come to love him. The story is narrated in turns by the young man and his captive, giving two opposing points of view.