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The Haunted Hotel & Other Stories
This is a unique collection of strange stories from the cunning pen of Wilkie Collins, author of The Woman in White and The Moonstone. The star attraction is the novella The Haunted Hotel, 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.
The other stories present equally disturbing scenarios, which includes ghosts, corpses that move, family curses and perhaps most unusual of all, the Devil's spectacles, which bring a clarity of vision that can lead to madness.
Collins is one of the great storytellers. He excels in presenting narratives that both disturb and engross the reader, as this fine collection demonstrates.
The other stories present equally disturbing scenarios, which includes ghosts, corpses that move, family curses and perhaps most unusual of all, the Devil's spectacles, which bring a clarity of vision that can lead to madness.
Collins is one of the great storytellers. He excels in presenting narratives that both disturb and engross the reader, as this fine collection demonstrates.
317 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1885
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Wilkie Collins
2,364 books2,935 followersWilkie Collins was an English novelist and playwright, best known for The Woman in White (1860), an early sensation novel, and The Moonstone (1868), a pioneering work of detective fiction. Born to landscape painter William Collins and Harriet Geddes, he spent part of his childhood in Italy and France, learning both languages. Initially working as a tea merchant, he later studied law, though he never practiced. His literary career began with Antonina (1850), and a meeting with Charles Dickens in 1851 proved pivotal. The two became close friends and collaborators, with Collins contributing to Dickens' journals and co-writing dramatic works.
Collins' success peaked in the 1860s with novels that combined suspense with social critique, including No Name (1862), Armadale (1864), and The Moonstone, which established key elements of the modern detective story. His personal life was unconventional—he openly opposed marriage and lived with Caroline Graves and her daughter for much of his life, while also maintaining a separate relationship with Martha Rudd, with whom he had three children.
Plagued by gout, Collins became addicted to laudanum, which affected both his health and later works. Despite declining quality in his writing, he remained a respected figure, mentoring younger authors and advocating for writers' rights. He died in 1889 and was buried in Kensal Green Cemetery. His legacy endures through his influential novels, which laid the groundwork for both sensation fiction and detective literature.
Collins' success peaked in the 1860s with novels that combined suspense with social critique, including No Name (1862), Armadale (1864), and The Moonstone, which established key elements of the modern detective story. His personal life was unconventional—he openly opposed marriage and lived with Caroline Graves and her daughter for much of his life, while also maintaining a separate relationship with Martha Rudd, with whom he had three children.
Plagued by gout, Collins became addicted to laudanum, which affected both his health and later works. Despite declining quality in his writing, he remained a respected figure, mentoring younger authors and advocating for writers' rights. He died in 1889 and was buried in Kensal Green Cemetery. His legacy endures through his influential novels, which laid the groundwork for both sensation fiction and detective literature.
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July 5, 2024
هتل شبحزده (۱۸۷۸)
ویلکی کالینز (۱۸۲۴-۱۸۸۹)
ترجمهی محمود گودرزی
نشر افق
تا همین دو هفته پیش حتی اسم ویلکی کالینز را نشنیده بودم، اما چون دارم رمان «میدلمارچ» را (که مال «دورهی ویکتوریایی» است) میخوانم، به نویسندگان و کتابهای همعصرش حساستر و کنجکاوتر شدهام، برای همین بعد از اولین برخورد با اسم این نویسنده بارها اسم رمان «سنگ الماس» او را دیدم و کار به جایی رسید که این کتاب و آن را خریدم که بخوانمشان. و جالب است که وقتی اسمی به گوشت آشنا بیاید، تازه متوجه میشوی که چقدر دوروبرت میبینیاش، درست مثل همین چند روز پیش که توی مطب دکتر این چند خط را در یادداشت «مانا روانبد» در «کتاب تراژدی ۱۳» خواندم:
برای من امروز درست همین اتفاق رخ داد؛ بعد از قهوهی صبح کتاب را شروع کردم و هنوز خورشید توی آسمان پایین نیامده بود که قصه تمام شد.
خلاصهی یکخطی داستان
کتاب دربارهی مردی به نام لرد مانتبری است که با زنی به نام اگنس نامزد کرده اما عاشق زن بدآوازهای به نام کنتس نارونا میشود و خبر ازدواجش با او همه را به تعجب وا میدارد، هرچند خیلی زود شومی این وصلت دامن خودش را میگیرد.
هتل شبحزده را بخوانیم؟
برای من که از «آگاتا کریستی» زیاد کتاب خواندهام (و احتمالاً حتی برای آنهایی که از این دست کتابها نخواندهاند) ماجرا خیلی زودتر از چیزی که باید لو رفت و این کمی از لذت داستان کم کرد. بااینحال، اگر به قصه خواندن برای لذت بردن اهمیت میدهید و میخواهید چند ساعتی به ذهنتان مجال سفر به عصر ویکتوریایی بدهید و زیاد هم به نویسندههای ادبیات ژانری چند قرن پیش سخت نمیگیرید، احتمالاً از این کتاب خوشتان میآید، اما اگر توی هر کتابی دنبال چیز تازه یا آنی هستید، احتمالاً نباید سراغش بروید.
تیر سال سه.
ویلکی کالینز (۱۸۲۴-۱۸۸۹)
ترجمهی محمود گودرزی
نشر افق
تا همین دو هفته پیش حتی اسم ویلکی کالینز را نشنیده بودم، اما چون دارم رمان «میدلمارچ» را (که مال «دورهی ویکتوریایی» است) میخوانم، به نویسندگان و کتابهای همعصرش حساستر و کنجکاوتر شدهام، برای همین بعد از اولین برخورد با اسم این نویسنده بارها اسم رمان «سنگ الماس» او را دیدم و کار به جایی رسید که این کتاب و آن را خریدم که بخوانمشان. و جالب است که وقتی اسمی به گوشت آشنا بیاید، تازه متوجه میشوی که چقدر دوروبرت میبینیاش، درست مثل همین چند روز پیش که توی مطب دکتر این چند خط را در یادداشت «مانا روانبد» در «کتاب تراژدی ۱۳» خواندم:
داستانهایی هست که باید در هشیاری پس از قهوهی صبحانه آغاز کرد و مثل باران یکریز با وقفهای کوتاه-برای چرت عصرگاهی-خواند، تا پیش از خواب در نیمهشب تمام شود، خواب گران و ماه الماس و آنسوی رودخانه، زیر درختان و عشق در سالهای وبایی مثلاً.
برای من امروز درست همین اتفاق رخ داد؛ بعد از قهوهی صبح کتاب را شروع کردم و هنوز خورشید توی آسمان پایین نیامده بود که قصه تمام شد.
خلاصهی یکخطی داستان
کتاب دربارهی مردی به نام لرد مانتبری است که با زنی به نام اگنس نامزد کرده اما عاشق زن بدآوازهای به نام کنتس نارونا میشود و خبر ازدواجش با او همه را به تعجب وا میدارد، هرچند خیلی زود شومی این وصلت دامن خودش را میگیرد.
هتل شبحزده را بخوانیم؟
برای من که از «آگاتا کریستی» زیاد کتاب خواندهام (و احتمالاً حتی برای آنهایی که از این دست کتابها نخواندهاند) ماجرا خیلی زودتر از چیزی که باید لو رفت و این کمی از لذت داستان کم کرد. بااینحال، اگر به قصه خواندن برای لذت بردن اهمیت میدهید و میخواهید چند ساعتی به ذهنتان مجال سفر به عصر ویکتوریایی بدهید و زیاد هم به نویسندههای ادبیات ژانری چند قرن پیش سخت نمیگیرید، احتمالاً از این کتاب خوشتان میآید، اما اگر توی هر کتابی دنبال چیز تازه یا آنی هستید، احتمالاً نباید سراغش بروید.
تیر سال سه.
December 8, 2025
بالاخره کالینز میخواهد "هتل شبحزده" را در چه ژانری قرار دهد؟
گوتیک؟ شاید. فضای گوتیک و ماورایی در داستان دیده میشود، اما آنقدر کمعمق و کلیشهای است که حس واقعی ترس و تاریکی ایجاد نمیکند.
معمایی و ماجرایی؟ داستان ظاهراً بر محور حل یک قتل پیش میرود، ولی روند کشف حقیقت آنقدر کند و بیتعلیق است که نه تنها هیجانی ایجاد نمیکند، بلکه از همان ابتدا مسیر اصلی ماجرا قابلحدس است.
عاشقانه؟ عنصر عشق بیشتر نقش ابزاری دارد؛ برای حرکت دادن روایت، نه برای عمیقکردن شخصیتها و احساساتشان.
ریتم روایت بهجای اینکه یک خط منسجم و پرکشش داشته باشد، کشدار، نامتعادل و پر از توقفهای بیمورد است. شروع داستان بیش از اندازه طولانی است و خیلی دیر وارد بخشی میشود که قرار است جذاب باشد،اگر اصلا بتوان چنین لقبی به آن داد. از سوی دیگر، المانهای ماورایی و ترسناک نه تنها اثرگذار نیستند، بلکه یک مجموعهی تکراری از کلیشههای ژانر گوتیک را بهنمایش میگذارند.
در نتیجه، اگر چه این نقد بر اساس سلیقهی شخصی است، اما میتوانم با اطمینان بگویم که "هتل شبحزده" نه بهترین گزینه برای ورود به آثار کالینز است و نه خواندنی چندان بهیادماندنی.
گوتیک؟ شاید. فضای گوتیک و ماورایی در داستان دیده میشود، اما آنقدر کمعمق و کلیشهای است که حس واقعی ترس و تاریکی ایجاد نمیکند.
معمایی و ماجرایی؟ داستان ظاهراً بر محور حل یک قتل پیش میرود، ولی روند کشف حقیقت آنقدر کند و بیتعلیق است که نه تنها هیجانی ایجاد نمیکند، بلکه از همان ابتدا مسیر اصلی ماجرا قابلحدس است.
عاشقانه؟ عنصر عشق بیشتر نقش ابزاری دارد؛ برای حرکت دادن روایت، نه برای عمیقکردن شخصیتها و احساساتشان.
ریتم روایت بهجای اینکه یک خط منسجم و پرکشش داشته باشد، کشدار، نامتعادل و پر از توقفهای بیمورد است. شروع داستان بیش از اندازه طولانی است و خیلی دیر وارد بخشی میشود که قرار است جذاب باشد،اگر اصلا بتوان چنین لقبی به آن داد. از سوی دیگر، المانهای ماورایی و ترسناک نه تنها اثرگذار نیستند، بلکه یک مجموعهی تکراری از کلیشههای ژانر گوتیک را بهنمایش میگذارند.
در نتیجه، اگر چه این نقد بر اساس سلیقهی شخصی است، اما میتوانم با اطمینان بگویم که "هتل شبحزده" نه بهترین گزینه برای ورود به آثار کالینز است و نه خواندنی چندان بهیادماندنی.
October 31, 2010
This collection published by Wordsworth Editions includes the novella The Haunted Hotel and eight other short stories, all with a ghostly, spooky or supernatural theme.
Part ghost story and part gothic mystery, The Haunted Hotel begins in London but soon moves to Venice, an atmospheric setting complete with dark canals and ancient palaces. At the heart of the story is the mysterious Countess Narona, who marries Lord Montbarry after he breaks off his engagement to Agnes Lockwood. When Montbarry dies in Venice soon after insuring his life for ten thousand pounds, rumours abound that the Countess may have had something to do with his death.
While I enjoyed The Haunted Hotel, I wouldn't class it among Collins' best work and the shortness of the story means the characters aren't as well developed. I did love the second half of the story in which the palace where Montbarry died is converted into a hotel. There's a very creepy sequence of events where each member of the Montbarry family who stays in the hotel feels a ghostly influence that manifests itself in a different way to each person.
You can buy The Haunted Hotel on its own, but I recommend looking for this edition because the additional short stories are well worth reading too. In every story, Collins gradually builds the suspense and draws the reader into the story. One of my favourites was Miss Jeromette and the Clergyman, a short ghost story in which the ghostly happenings are accompanied by mysterious clouds of white fog. I loved the way even though the story was quite predictable, it was still a pageturner. Another favourite was A Terribly Strange Bed, an Edgar Allan Poe-like tale which creates a feeling of claustrophobia and terror as the narrator finds himself trapped in a room with a very unusual bed.
I don't generally like reading short story collections straight through from beginning to end, but I didn't have a problem with this book. There are only eight stories (plus The Haunted Hotel) and most of them are less than twenty pages long.
Part ghost story and part gothic mystery, The Haunted Hotel begins in London but soon moves to Venice, an atmospheric setting complete with dark canals and ancient palaces. At the heart of the story is the mysterious Countess Narona, who marries Lord Montbarry after he breaks off his engagement to Agnes Lockwood. When Montbarry dies in Venice soon after insuring his life for ten thousand pounds, rumours abound that the Countess may have had something to do with his death.
While I enjoyed The Haunted Hotel, I wouldn't class it among Collins' best work and the shortness of the story means the characters aren't as well developed. I did love the second half of the story in which the palace where Montbarry died is converted into a hotel. There's a very creepy sequence of events where each member of the Montbarry family who stays in the hotel feels a ghostly influence that manifests itself in a different way to each person.
You can buy The Haunted Hotel on its own, but I recommend looking for this edition because the additional short stories are well worth reading too. In every story, Collins gradually builds the suspense and draws the reader into the story. One of my favourites was Miss Jeromette and the Clergyman, a short ghost story in which the ghostly happenings are accompanied by mysterious clouds of white fog. I loved the way even though the story was quite predictable, it was still a pageturner. Another favourite was A Terribly Strange Bed, an Edgar Allan Poe-like tale which creates a feeling of claustrophobia and terror as the narrator finds himself trapped in a room with a very unusual bed.
I don't generally like reading short story collections straight through from beginning to end, but I didn't have a problem with this book. There are only eight stories (plus The Haunted Hotel) and most of them are less than twenty pages long.
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February 8, 2021Many years ago I read ‘Haunted Hotel’ & rated it 4 stars. But when I recently dug out my copy to move it onto a different bookcase, the spine split into pieces & died even as I yelped in horror at the carnage. Ah, such tragic damage inflicted by old age + crappy glue on cheap paperbacks. ;__;
Anyhoo...I replaced my old brown Dover with this spiffy orange Wordsworth. As a bonus, the new edition includes several Wilkie shorts that I’ve never encountered, so I hereby erase my previous rating & file it anew as Unread. Yay!
Anyhoo...I replaced my old brown Dover with this spiffy orange Wordsworth. As a bonus, the new edition includes several Wilkie shorts that I’ve never encountered, so I hereby erase my previous rating & file it anew as Unread. Yay!
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July 9, 2012Disclaimer: I have only read The Haunted Hotel out of this collection so far, and so I will not rate the entire book at this time. My review and rating for this story are below. I will post a rating for the entire collection when I finish it.
Review of The Haunted Hotel
Rating: Four Stars
I liked this story. It was multifaceted in that it was not just a haunted house story, but also a murder mystery. Collins builds the suspense and the feeling of curiosity that keeps the reader engaged. I found the writing to be far from dated. The language was not antiquated, but felt almost modern in some ways. The print for my copy is rather small, and that's the only reason I didn't read it faster. Yesterday, I kept saying, I'll read to this point, and to that point, before I knew it, it was quite late and I had to put the book down to go to bed.
I didn't find the prose melodramatic. Instead, I found that Collins is matter of fact in describing horrors. It's merely in the reading of such things that the horror is evoked. I was quite surprised at the horrible things that had occurred, and it wasn't due to that Campy Gothic or Victorian Penny Dreadful tendency to use outlandish language to evoke a dark, sinister tone. I liked his subtle but hilarious humor, particularly in the part in which Francis Westwick goes to the room in question. I was laughing out loud on that part.
The Haunted Hotel starts out in an curious manner, with a false narrator. Which is quite brilliant. This beginning narrator never makes another appearance, and I was left to wonder how this plot thread would end up in the titular place. Further reading shows Collins' tendency to continuously introduce new point of views, leaving it up to the reader to see how it ties together. As I consider this novella, I wonder if this was not his way of revealing the intriguing character of the Countess through different eyes. So one cannot easily make up their mind about her.
Now an impatient reader will wish for Collins to get to the point, but I rather enjoyed the journey. I found the characters interesting, all of which evoking sympathy to some extent (except the Baron, who I found totally repugnant). Collins has a way of writing characters that is quite appealing to me. Even the lesser important characters come to life and earn their screen time when they come into the scenes. I enjoyed the roundabout way of presenting a story that was actually quite chilling in parts. I appreciated how intricately the mystery builds to a satisfying climax for this reader.
In the end, I was impressed with this novella by Mr. Collins. I will read more of his work because I think he has a way of writing mystery and suspense that is timeless, drawing me into his writing and not easily letting me go. His characters have impact and come to life for this reader, not sacrificed to a greater goal of evoking horror or terror, as can sometimes happen in this genre. I for one recommend this story to fans of classic/gothic horror and suspense.
Read out of The Haunted Hotel & Other Stories.
Review of The Haunted Hotel
Rating: Four Stars
I liked this story. It was multifaceted in that it was not just a haunted house story, but also a murder mystery. Collins builds the suspense and the feeling of curiosity that keeps the reader engaged. I found the writing to be far from dated. The language was not antiquated, but felt almost modern in some ways. The print for my copy is rather small, and that's the only reason I didn't read it faster. Yesterday, I kept saying, I'll read to this point, and to that point, before I knew it, it was quite late and I had to put the book down to go to bed.
I didn't find the prose melodramatic. Instead, I found that Collins is matter of fact in describing horrors. It's merely in the reading of such things that the horror is evoked. I was quite surprised at the horrible things that had occurred, and it wasn't due to that Campy Gothic or Victorian Penny Dreadful tendency to use outlandish language to evoke a dark, sinister tone. I liked his subtle but hilarious humor, particularly in the part in which Francis Westwick goes to the room in question. I was laughing out loud on that part.
The Haunted Hotel starts out in an curious manner, with a false narrator. Which is quite brilliant. This beginning narrator never makes another appearance, and I was left to wonder how this plot thread would end up in the titular place. Further reading shows Collins' tendency to continuously introduce new point of views, leaving it up to the reader to see how it ties together. As I consider this novella, I wonder if this was not his way of revealing the intriguing character of the Countess through different eyes. So one cannot easily make up their mind about her.
Now an impatient reader will wish for Collins to get to the point, but I rather enjoyed the journey. I found the characters interesting, all of which evoking sympathy to some extent (except the Baron, who I found totally repugnant). Collins has a way of writing characters that is quite appealing to me. Even the lesser important characters come to life and earn their screen time when they come into the scenes. I enjoyed the roundabout way of presenting a story that was actually quite chilling in parts. I appreciated how intricately the mystery builds to a satisfying climax for this reader.
In the end, I was impressed with this novella by Mr. Collins. I will read more of his work because I think he has a way of writing mystery and suspense that is timeless, drawing me into his writing and not easily letting me go. His characters have impact and come to life for this reader, not sacrificed to a greater goal of evoking horror or terror, as can sometimes happen in this genre. I for one recommend this story to fans of classic/gothic horror and suspense.
Read out of The Haunted Hotel & Other Stories.
August 29, 2021
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3.5 Stars
There is something incredibly endearing about Collins' stories. His narratives can seem – at a first glance – 'frivolous' but they are so much more complicated than that. It is his subversive mimicry of melodrama that allows him to criticise certain aspects of his society. To me, Collins' is in fact humours: he plays around with his characters by endorsing and or challenging the norms of his society. Curiously, unlike two of his most famous novels, these stories contain 'supernatural' elements which somehow makes them less impressive.
3.5 Stars
There is something incredibly endearing about Collins' stories. His narratives can seem – at a first glance – 'frivolous' but they are so much more complicated than that. It is his subversive mimicry of melodrama that allows him to criticise certain aspects of his society. To me, Collins' is in fact humours: he plays around with his characters by endorsing and or challenging the norms of his society. Curiously, unlike two of his most famous novels, these stories contain 'supernatural' elements which somehow makes them less impressive.
April 7, 2019
I'd been wanting to read this for a few years and was pretty disappointed. From the intro I got the idea that Wilkie Collins' skill had kind of declined by the time he wrote the title story here. It was soooo drawn out, melodramatic, and in the end it looks like there's not ghost, or if there is, what it mainly does it make you not hungry. The shorter stories that followed were about the same, only a couple weren't bad. It wasn't funny when it was supposed to be, never scary, I disliked most of the characters, etc. You might want to avoid this.
February 12, 2011
A collection of nine stories with varying degrees of supernatural creepiness. The title story is a neatly unfolding crime mystery with a convincingly chilling atmosphere; although it lacks something of the character of Collins’ better novels, it is easily interesting enough to keep the reader involved.
Of the eight shorter stories, several rely on coincidence rather more heavily than Collins’ straightforward mysteries seem to – or perhaps coincidence is simply more obvious in a shorter setting – but there are one or two gems in here that absolutely must be read by fans of gothic, Victorian or supernatural literature. I speak of The Devil’s Spectacles, the last and shortest, most particularly, if only because the premise is so bizarre at the end of a book of straightforward ghostliness, that it made me sit up and gape with that worried happiness that applies when something gets under the skin of a hardened reader of creepy tales. Mrs Zant and the Ghost is lovely, and The Dream Woman, despite the singularly dull title, is one of my favourite short ghost stories by virtue of having a strongly written, if pitiable, protagonist.
Not the best collection in the genre, but far from being a waste of the reader’s time!
Of the eight shorter stories, several rely on coincidence rather more heavily than Collins’ straightforward mysteries seem to – or perhaps coincidence is simply more obvious in a shorter setting – but there are one or two gems in here that absolutely must be read by fans of gothic, Victorian or supernatural literature. I speak of The Devil’s Spectacles, the last and shortest, most particularly, if only because the premise is so bizarre at the end of a book of straightforward ghostliness, that it made me sit up and gape with that worried happiness that applies when something gets under the skin of a hardened reader of creepy tales. Mrs Zant and the Ghost is lovely, and The Dream Woman, despite the singularly dull title, is one of my favourite short ghost stories by virtue of having a strongly written, if pitiable, protagonist.
Not the best collection in the genre, but far from being a waste of the reader’s time!
January 16, 2025
این کتاب نوشتهی کالینز برای ادبیات گوتیک انگلستان برای اواخر قرن نوزدهمه.و تا جایی که مطلعم جز اولین کتاب های گوتیگ قرن ۱۹.
کالینز در این کتاب خیلی خوب روی شخصیتهاش کار میکنه. سعی کرده بود با استفاده از شخصیتها و فضایی که ساخته؛ اون حس وَهم رو در دل خواننده ایجاد کنه. و از دید من موفق شده بود.
این کتاب برای من مسکن و راه فراموشیِ درد پریود بود.
کالینز من رو مشتاق کرد تا کتاب بعدیش رو به فهرست کتابهای ماه آیندهم اضافه کنم.
اگر به این ژانر علاقه دارید بخوانید و لذت ببرید.
March 6, 2014
Plucked from my TBR mountain after a timely reminder
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 8, 2022
An excellent read full of suspense, the supernatural, and love. The Haunted Hotel was released in 1878 and is just a fresh today as it was over one-hundred years ago.
August 12, 2025
کتاب هتل شبحزده اثر ویلکی کالینز داستان مردی به نام لرد مانتبری است که با دختری به نام اگنس نامزد کرده، اما در این میان عاشق زنی با گذشتهای پرحاشیه به نام کنتس میشه. او نامزدیش با اگنس رو به هم میزنه و با کنتس ازدواج میکنه. برای ماهعسل به عمارتی در ونیز میرن، جایی که نفرین و بدشگونی این ازدواج باعث وقوع اتفاقاتی هولناک میشه.
از نظر من، این کتاب شاید در زمان خودش اثری نوآورانه به شمار میومده، اما برای مخاطب امروزی نوآوری خاصی نداره. داستان ساده و تا حد زیادی قابل پیشبینیه. اگر به رمانهای کارآگاهی علاقهمند باشید و انتظار داشته باشید با داستانی مشابه آثار آگاتا کریستی مواجه بشید، احتمالاً ناامید میشید.
از نظر من، این کتاب شاید در زمان خودش اثری نوآورانه به شمار میومده، اما برای مخاطب امروزی نوآوری خاصی نداره. داستان ساده و تا حد زیادی قابل پیشبینیه. اگر به رمانهای کارآگاهی علاقهمند باشید و انتظار داشته باشید با داستانی مشابه آثار آگاتا کریستی مواجه بشید، احتمالاً ناامید میشید.
February 20, 2023
Introduction essay by David Stuart Davies ✔
The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice • (1878) 3.75⭐
The Dream Woman • (1874) 5⭐
Mrs. Zant and the Ghost • (1885) 3⭐
A Terribly Strange Bed • (1852) 4⭐
Miss Jéromette and the Clergyman • (1875) 4⭐
The Dead Hand • (1857) 3.25⭐
Blow Up with the Brig! • (1859 3.25⭐
Nine O'Clock • (1852) 4⭐
The Devil's Spectacles • (1879) 4⭐
The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice • (1878) 3.75⭐
The Dream Woman • (1874) 5⭐
Mrs. Zant and the Ghost • (1885) 3⭐
A Terribly Strange Bed • (1852) 4⭐
Miss Jéromette and the Clergyman • (1875) 4⭐
The Dead Hand • (1857) 3.25⭐
Blow Up with the Brig! • (1859 3.25⭐
Nine O'Clock • (1852) 4⭐
The Devil's Spectacles • (1879) 4⭐
May 14, 2019
only read the first story about the Haunted Hotel, couldn't pick up the next ones.
it was slow paced, too Victorian for my own taste.
it was slow paced, too Victorian for my own taste.
November 1, 2020
Jeeeez, that was the longest novella I've ever read. At least it felt like it.
I don't think Wilkie Collins is my cup of tea.
More excited about moving on than finishing this..
I don't think Wilkie Collins is my cup of tea.
More excited about moving on than finishing this..
January 2, 2021
I loved the shorter stories, but The Haunted Hotel dragged on for too long to my taste. The tales were not really scary though, but read rather nicely as bedtime literature.
February 27, 2016
A Heartbreak Hipster Review
Having read various other reviews of this book, I tend to agree with the general consensus, in that the title story was excellent, and the "other stories" entertaining, but essentially average.
Before I read this book, my knowledge of Wilkie Collins went no further than that he was the lady who penned that old classic, The Woman In Black.
But I've since been sent to St Agatha's Institute for the Mentally Unacceptable, and had a large portion of my brain removed, and have therefore now realized that not only was Wilkie Collins but a man, but he also wrote The Woman In WHITE, for God's sake.
I decided to read this book because I didn't really feel like it. And if that makes no fucking sense, then refer to the picture above.
You see, I had read one of these tales about two years ago - twas A Terribly Strange Bed - and I hadn't thought much of it.
I think the main reason I decided to read this was because it was taking up space on my bookshelf - and because, as I write this, I am working on my own short horror story, and so I thought this book might provide some useful tips on how to do it properly.
But enough about me. If anyone wants to read about my life, then you can order my book on Amazon.
It's called I Only Wanted To Be Friends: The Tiresome Tribulations Of A Fucking Idiot
And now before we continue, let's have a picture of Mr. Collins:
Its always strikes how different all these classic authors really look, compared to the way I picture them, based on their writing. Has anyone not been surprised, when they first saw what Charles Dickens really looked like?
Anyway, there really isn't much I can say about this book.
And I won't bother going through each story individually, cause that wold be unnecessary. As I said before, The Haunted Hotel was the only great story. That one was so awesome, in fact, that it raised my expectations a little too high, and thus all the other stories - which were still more than competent - just felt a little underwhelming to me.
It sounds like a clichéd thing to bring up in a book review. But I was most impressed by how flawless the pacing is. If there was ever a perfect example of that universal rule to storytelling ...
That every single word should placed with a purpose ... that every line should either add to the narrtaive, or the development of its characters ...
Then I would not hesitate in suggesting The Haunted Hotel. With every single chapter, McCollins propels the story forward in the most literate sense. No that me astand this werd.
When Miss Lockwood tells Henry Westwick of her plans to move into Ireland, and serve governess duties for the Montbarrys, the next paragraph takes us several months further into the story, by which time she is comfortably settled into her new Irish home.
The story spans quite a large amount of time ... involving various characters in various places ... except it never once feels boringly paced or tedious in any way. Collins has a wonderful ability to ... let's see ... to whittle interest out of the most mundane things.
This guy approves. But then, he also gets excited when his granddaughter puts on her swimmers.
Because of the hysteria aroused in this post-Saville era, I am not inclined to consider this sick man's opinion.
But this guy also approves, so I guess it's okay.
Especially during the early parts of the story, you could almost say the story isn't a horror at all. If anything, it's more a tragic drama, with hints of romance and mystery sprinkled over it.
The "haunted" hotel looms quietly in the background. The only thing the reader is allowed to gather is that something strange - perhaps even terrible - happened in the building while the ailing Lord Montbarry lived there. And, that it's steadily, misguidedly, being refurbished for modern accommodation.
The characters really do a lot to keep this story interesting also. You find yourself siding with the Countess - and then with Miss Lockwood - and then with the Countess again. And this shit goes on until the surprisingly surprising conclusion.
Contrary to the rest of the stories in this book, the ending to The Haunted Hotel - while not altogether unheard of - was still quite creepy, and it really took me off guard.
Kind of in the same way as if I was hanging around the library ... trying my charms on some unattended girl ... and she told me to just back off, otherwise her brother would come and get me, and I said, "well, bring it on!!"
And then this shit walked in ... ...
As for the other stories: Well, let's just say they are not anything special, though they were more or less entertaining.
There was the occasional story that was exceptionally good. For instance, I enjoyed A Terribly Strange Bed much more than the last time I read it. And then, there was also the fascinating Nine o'Clock, which was, no doubt, the creepiest story of the lot. Both of these will stay in my mind for some time to come.
But most of the others just lacked the supernatural punch in the groin that assholes like thee come to expect from such a prolific writer. They were quite well-written, but they weren't very scary, or particularly notable. I guess I would simply call them average.
Except for The Dead Hand, which started with an excellent idea - identical to that of Ambrose Bierce's A Watcher By The Dead - but then completely ruined it (also identical to Bierce's story) by ending with a ridiculous and disappointing conclusion.
In the end, this book was just like most other Gothic collections I have come across. While I totally love Gothic Horror at its best - to the extent that I'll often stalk it on Facebook, just to be sure it hasn't found a boyfriend yet - I also know one must be prepared for all those many others, which just fail to hit that scare-factor, that our desensitized generation now expects.
(Hence the unnecessary commas).
Like Rudyard Kipling's Strange Tales - which I'd read last year - the overall feeling this book gave me was that of holding a mixed bag. Like when you were young and you went Trick-Or-Treating: while most people gave you things like Lolly Teeth and Sherbies, there was always going to be that occasional smartarse who gave you a fucking apple instead.
Apples annoy me, regardless of the occasion.
But yes, this book did have its fair share of creepiness.
For the most part, however, I would still say it was merely good.
Something to help you pass the time, when Goodreads gives you some shit about how it's currently"over-capacitated", and you're halfway through editing your review.
More of these reviews here:
https://www.goodreads.com/story/show/...
Having read various other reviews of this book, I tend to agree with the general consensus, in that the title story was excellent, and the "other stories" entertaining, but essentially average.
Before I read this book, my knowledge of Wilkie Collins went no further than that he was the lady who penned that old classic, The Woman In Black.
But I've since been sent to St Agatha's Institute for the Mentally Unacceptable, and had a large portion of my brain removed, and have therefore now realized that not only was Wilkie Collins but a man, but he also wrote The Woman In WHITE, for God's sake.
I decided to read this book because I didn't really feel like it. And if that makes no fucking sense, then refer to the picture above.
You see, I had read one of these tales about two years ago - twas A Terribly Strange Bed - and I hadn't thought much of it.
I think the main reason I decided to read this was because it was taking up space on my bookshelf - and because, as I write this, I am working on my own short horror story, and so I thought this book might provide some useful tips on how to do it properly.
But enough about me. If anyone wants to read about my life, then you can order my book on Amazon.
It's called I Only Wanted To Be Friends: The Tiresome Tribulations Of A Fucking Idiot
And now before we continue, let's have a picture of Mr. Collins:
Its always strikes how different all these classic authors really look, compared to the way I picture them, based on their writing. Has anyone not been surprised, when they first saw what Charles Dickens really looked like?
Anyway, there really isn't much I can say about this book.
And I won't bother going through each story individually, cause that wold be unnecessary. As I said before, The Haunted Hotel was the only great story. That one was so awesome, in fact, that it raised my expectations a little too high, and thus all the other stories - which were still more than competent - just felt a little underwhelming to me.
It sounds like a clichéd thing to bring up in a book review. But I was most impressed by how flawless the pacing is. If there was ever a perfect example of that universal rule to storytelling ...
That every single word should placed with a purpose ... that every line should either add to the narrtaive, or the development of its characters ...
Then I would not hesitate in suggesting The Haunted Hotel. With every single chapter, McCollins propels the story forward in the most literate sense. No that me astand this werd.
When Miss Lockwood tells Henry Westwick of her plans to move into Ireland, and serve governess duties for the Montbarrys, the next paragraph takes us several months further into the story, by which time she is comfortably settled into her new Irish home.
The story spans quite a large amount of time ... involving various characters in various places ... except it never once feels boringly paced or tedious in any way. Collins has a wonderful ability to ... let's see ... to whittle interest out of the most mundane things.
This guy approves. But then, he also gets excited when his granddaughter puts on her swimmers.
Because of the hysteria aroused in this post-Saville era, I am not inclined to consider this sick man's opinion.
But this guy also approves, so I guess it's okay.
Especially during the early parts of the story, you could almost say the story isn't a horror at all. If anything, it's more a tragic drama, with hints of romance and mystery sprinkled over it.
The "haunted" hotel looms quietly in the background. The only thing the reader is allowed to gather is that something strange - perhaps even terrible - happened in the building while the ailing Lord Montbarry lived there. And, that it's steadily, misguidedly, being refurbished for modern accommodation.
The characters really do a lot to keep this story interesting also. You find yourself siding with the Countess - and then with Miss Lockwood - and then with the Countess again. And this shit goes on until the surprisingly surprising conclusion.
Contrary to the rest of the stories in this book, the ending to The Haunted Hotel - while not altogether unheard of - was still quite creepy, and it really took me off guard.
Kind of in the same way as if I was hanging around the library ... trying my charms on some unattended girl ... and she told me to just back off, otherwise her brother would come and get me, and I said, "well, bring it on!!"
And then this shit walked in ... ...
As for the other stories: Well, let's just say they are not anything special, though they were more or less entertaining.
There was the occasional story that was exceptionally good. For instance, I enjoyed A Terribly Strange Bed much more than the last time I read it. And then, there was also the fascinating Nine o'Clock, which was, no doubt, the creepiest story of the lot. Both of these will stay in my mind for some time to come.
But most of the others just lacked the supernatural punch in the groin that assholes like thee come to expect from such a prolific writer. They were quite well-written, but they weren't very scary, or particularly notable. I guess I would simply call them average.
Except for The Dead Hand, which started with an excellent idea - identical to that of Ambrose Bierce's A Watcher By The Dead - but then completely ruined it (also identical to Bierce's story) by ending with a ridiculous and disappointing conclusion.
In the end, this book was just like most other Gothic collections I have come across. While I totally love Gothic Horror at its best - to the extent that I'll often stalk it on Facebook, just to be sure it hasn't found a boyfriend yet - I also know one must be prepared for all those many others, which just fail to hit that scare-factor, that our desensitized generation now expects.
(Hence the unnecessary commas).
Like Rudyard Kipling's Strange Tales - which I'd read last year - the overall feeling this book gave me was that of holding a mixed bag. Like when you were young and you went Trick-Or-Treating: while most people gave you things like Lolly Teeth and Sherbies, there was always going to be that occasional smartarse who gave you a fucking apple instead.
Apples annoy me, regardless of the occasion.
But yes, this book did have its fair share of creepiness.
For the most part, however, I would still say it was merely good.
Something to help you pass the time, when Goodreads gives you some shit about how it's currently"over-capacitated", and you're halfway through editing your review.
More of these reviews here:
https://www.goodreads.com/story/show/...
October 22, 2022
“The Haunted Hotel & Other Stories” by Wilkie Collins
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This is a great October read, perfect for slow Autumn days spent inside.
The centerpiece of the collection is a novella, “The Haunted Hotel”, and it’s surprising combination of supernatural ghost story and gothic mystery. It begins in London but soon moves to Venice, a tremendous setting — moody, dark canals and ancient, crumbling buildings.
Without giving it all away, the story centers on two women: the mysterious Countess Norona and Agnes Lockwood. They are forever — and tragically — connected by their shared love of one man, Lord Montbarry. He breaks off his engagement to Agnes and marries Norona, leaving Agnes heartbroken.
Shortly after their marriage, Montbarry suddenly dies - a death made all the more mysterious because of the ten thousand pound life insurance he took out just before his untimely demise.
With rumors swirling, the Countess, Agnes, and Montbarry’s family soon find themselves all sleeping — and struggling to sleep — in the same hotel where he died.
While short, this is not a fast read, and I wouldn’t want it to be. The long sentences and exhaustive details invite you to slow down and soak it all in. It’s the kind of story you snuggle up to read because the descriptions make you feel a chill in the air. There’s a particularly creepy sequence in which several members of the party each experience their own unique ghostly encounter, and it’s the kind of thing to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up.
The other stories in this collection are good, but not great, and as they were written later in his life, I think they show his powers diminishing. However, they’re worth reading. I loved “The Dream Woman” with its powerful female Victorian protagonist, as well as “A Terribly Strange Bed” whose claustrophobia and terror feel right out of Edgar Allan Poe.
These stories are readily available to read for free online, and I highly recommend them — just the thing for a spooky fall day.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This is a great October read, perfect for slow Autumn days spent inside.
The centerpiece of the collection is a novella, “The Haunted Hotel”, and it’s surprising combination of supernatural ghost story and gothic mystery. It begins in London but soon moves to Venice, a tremendous setting — moody, dark canals and ancient, crumbling buildings.
Without giving it all away, the story centers on two women: the mysterious Countess Norona and Agnes Lockwood. They are forever — and tragically — connected by their shared love of one man, Lord Montbarry. He breaks off his engagement to Agnes and marries Norona, leaving Agnes heartbroken.
Shortly after their marriage, Montbarry suddenly dies - a death made all the more mysterious because of the ten thousand pound life insurance he took out just before his untimely demise.
With rumors swirling, the Countess, Agnes, and Montbarry’s family soon find themselves all sleeping — and struggling to sleep — in the same hotel where he died.
While short, this is not a fast read, and I wouldn’t want it to be. The long sentences and exhaustive details invite you to slow down and soak it all in. It’s the kind of story you snuggle up to read because the descriptions make you feel a chill in the air. There’s a particularly creepy sequence in which several members of the party each experience their own unique ghostly encounter, and it’s the kind of thing to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up.
The other stories in this collection are good, but not great, and as they were written later in his life, I think they show his powers diminishing. However, they’re worth reading. I loved “The Dream Woman” with its powerful female Victorian protagonist, as well as “A Terribly Strange Bed” whose claustrophobia and terror feel right out of Edgar Allan Poe.
These stories are readily available to read for free online, and I highly recommend them — just the thing for a spooky fall day.
November 22, 2023
Overall this was a decent collection of stories although if this collection is representative of Collins' overall work then I find I still prefer MR James and Edgar Allan Poe. Although the largest story has the word "haunted" in the title, implying that the and the rest of the stories will be ghost stories, they are not all ghost stories - although in some people are "haunted" by other things.
The Haunted Hotel - the only "full length" story in this collection and I felt it was way too long and convoluted. I don't understand why it's so highly rated and frankly found it boring at times. It took a long time to get to the point - and to why the hotel is haunted - which just wasn't enough for me.
The Dream Woman - this one was weird but interesting. This is more of a supernatural story than a "ghost" story
Mrs. Zant and the Ghost - this was just ok for me
My favorites were more on the macabre or creepy side (more like Poe) which were: The Dead Hand, Nine O'Clock, The Devil's Spectacles and A Terribly Strange Bed.
Blow Up with the Brig! also was pretty good but nothing supernatural here - it's more the power of the mind.
The Haunted Hotel - the only "full length" story in this collection and I felt it was way too long and convoluted. I don't understand why it's so highly rated and frankly found it boring at times. It took a long time to get to the point - and to why the hotel is haunted - which just wasn't enough for me.
The Dream Woman - this one was weird but interesting. This is more of a supernatural story than a "ghost" story
Mrs. Zant and the Ghost - this was just ok for me
My favorites were more on the macabre or creepy side (more like Poe) which were: The Dead Hand, Nine O'Clock, The Devil's Spectacles and A Terribly Strange Bed.
Blow Up with the Brig! also was pretty good but nothing supernatural here - it's more the power of the mind.
April 25, 2024
A mix of short stories with supernatural, horror or macabre elements. It opens with the short novel, The Haunted Hotel, which is a melodramatic tale, vaguely reminiscent of Poe, about a young woman, Agnes Lockwood, and her encounters with the family of her ex-fiancé, Lord Montbarry, and the mysterious femme fatale, the Countess Narona, who stole him from her. After a strange death and a disappearance, the characters find themselves together in a new hotel in Venice where the drama comes to a head. The other stories are entertaining, with a scattering of ghostly goings-on, but are largely unremarkable: A Terribly Strange Bed stands out with its macabre bed; The Dead Hand is chilling in its depiction of a man spending the night in a room with a corpse; Blow Up the Brig! has a thrilling race against time but no actual supernatural or macabre elements; and The Devil’s Spectacles is a bit of fun.
August 24, 2025
این کتاب اولین مواجهه من با دنیای ادبیات گوتیک بود… بسیار از خوندنش لذت بردم. اها راستی قبلش بگم اصلا دمبال این نیستم یک متن خیلی خفن و درست و حسابی بنویسم یا جور خاصی باشه و اطلاعات مفیدی بده.. نه فقط نظر شخصیمه…
کتاب انتخاب خودم بود از نمایشگاه کتاب… فقط بخاطر اسمش صادقانه. تصوری هم خوب بودن و نبودنش اصلا نداشتم ولی اینقدر اسمش من و به خودش جذب کرد که همون روز ها هم خوندنش و شروع کردم…
یادمه جز کتاب هایی بود که من از خوندش کیف کردم.. لازم به توضیح که بگم من از کتاب ها احساس متفاوتی میگیرم.. کیف کردن از یه کتاب برای من اوج لذت مطالعه کردن… کیف کردم یعنی همین الان که بهش فکر می کنم لبخند میزنم.
من از خوندن این کتاب کیف کردم… پایانش و تونسته بودم حدس بزنم زودتر ولی این مورد هیچی از لذت خواندن من کم نکرد و بازم تا اعماق وجودم جای گرفت و هر وقت جلدش را می بینم یاد دوران خواندنش میوفتم…
حس می کنم کتابی هستش که بهش کم لطفی شده و کمتر شناخته شده و نیاز داره بیشتر خونده بشه..
کتاب انتخاب خودم بود از نمایشگاه کتاب… فقط بخاطر اسمش صادقانه. تصوری هم خوب بودن و نبودنش اصلا نداشتم ولی اینقدر اسمش من و به خودش جذب کرد که همون روز ها هم خوندنش و شروع کردم…
یادمه جز کتاب هایی بود که من از خوندش کیف کردم.. لازم به توضیح که بگم من از کتاب ها احساس متفاوتی میگیرم.. کیف کردن از یه کتاب برای من اوج لذت مطالعه کردن… کیف کردم یعنی همین الان که بهش فکر می کنم لبخند میزنم.
من از خوندن این کتاب کیف کردم… پایانش و تونسته بودم حدس بزنم زودتر ولی این مورد هیچی از لذت خواندن من کم نکرد و بازم تا اعماق وجودم جای گرفت و هر وقت جلدش را می بینم یاد دوران خواندنش میوفتم…
حس می کنم کتابی هستش که بهش کم لطفی شده و کمتر شناخته شده و نیاز داره بیشتر خونده بشه..
October 16, 2021
Five things about The Haunted Hotel and Other Stories by Wilkie Collins.
1. This was just a meh read for me.
2. Sone of the stories were clever. Some just fell flat.
3. It’s very rare that I enjoy detective fiction so, the headline story here didn’t really draw me in even though there was a bit of spookiness woven throughout.
4. I think The Woman In White may be my only beloved Wilkie Collins work. I keep trying his other works and none of them can even touch The Woman In White for me.
5. I do recommend this collection. I can recognize that it’s a fun collection of interesting stories. It just was mostly not for me . You win some, you lose some, in this reading game we play.
1. This was just a meh read for me.
2. Sone of the stories were clever. Some just fell flat.
3. It’s very rare that I enjoy detective fiction so, the headline story here didn’t really draw me in even though there was a bit of spookiness woven throughout.
4. I think The Woman In White may be my only beloved Wilkie Collins work. I keep trying his other works and none of them can even touch The Woman In White for me.
5. I do recommend this collection. I can recognize that it’s a fun collection of interesting stories. It just was mostly not for me . You win some, you lose some, in this reading game we play.
January 22, 2024
Certainly a very different book than what I used to read. Written in the year of 1878, I need to remind myself that people's value and view of that era is very different from nowadays, and of course their writing style too. Fortunately Collins's writing is engaging enough for me to read despite the plot is quite incoherent for my modern mind. I enjoyed the thrill and suspense enough to keep reading and finish it.
Although I couldn't feel any connection with any of the story or characters, I think I enjoyed this book enough to read his other works some other times.
I put alot of "enough" but I really did enjoy the book, I swear. Im just quite confused but it was a fun read.
Although I couldn't feel any connection with any of the story or characters, I think I enjoyed this book enough to read his other works some other times.
I put alot of "enough" but I really did enjoy the book, I swear. Im just quite confused but it was a fun read.
November 6, 2023
Quite the experience to read this with today's horror in mind. So much of the modern horror trope is thanks to writers like Collins. Put yourself in the mind of the times as you read; appreciate the slow pace and meandering but intelligent writing. We wouldn't have the hard-hitting horror twists today without our slow-burn predecessors like Collins.
The title novella/story was not my favorite; fell a little flat for me. Instead, I recommend the other strange tales in this collection. Callouts to "The Dead Hand," "Burn up with the Brig!," "Nine o'Clock," and "A Terribly Strange Bed."
The title novella/story was not my favorite; fell a little flat for me. Instead, I recommend the other strange tales in this collection. Callouts to "The Dead Hand," "Burn up with the Brig!," "Nine o'Clock," and "A Terribly Strange Bed."
June 15, 2025
تمام محافل اشرافی در حال حاضر صحبت از یه اتفاق مهم میکنند
ازدواج کنتس نارونا و لرد مانتبری
عدهای معتقدن که این ازدواج نقشهی از پیش تعیین شده کنتس برای رسیدن به دارایی لرد مانتبریه اما حقیقت خیلی زود آشکار میشه ....
یه داستان گوتیک و رازآلود
همون اول با معما و اتفاقات عجیب و غریب شروع میشه و هرچی میگذره عجیب تر میشه
شخصیت پردازی نسبتا خوبی داره و نحوه روایت داستان رو هم دوست داشتم
پایان داستان هم جالب و قابل توجه بود
در کل دوستش داشتم و واقعا ازش خوشم اومد
ازدواج کنتس نارونا و لرد مانتبری
عدهای معتقدن که این ازدواج نقشهی از پیش تعیین شده کنتس برای رسیدن به دارایی لرد مانتبریه اما حقیقت خیلی زود آشکار میشه ....
یه داستان گوتیک و رازآلود
همون اول با معما و اتفاقات عجیب و غریب شروع میشه و هرچی میگذره عجیب تر میشه
شخصیت پردازی نسبتا خوبی داره و نحوه روایت داستان رو هم دوست داشتم
پایان داستان هم جالب و قابل توجه بود
در کل دوستش داشتم و واقعا ازش خوشم اومد
February 16, 2023
Read as far as 'The Terribly Strange Bed' then sack the rest off, they're a bit more Victorian comedies of manners than anything else. The Haunted Hotel is definitely the highlight of this collection.
November 6, 2024
تا بحال خواندن هیچ کتابی اینقدر طول نکشیده بود از بس که دوستش نداشتم. از تمام طرفداران نویسنده و کتاب عذرخواهی میکنم ولی هم سرانجام داستان از همون ابتدا برای من معلوم بود هم اینکه موضوع خیلی به نظرم تکراری بود. حلاصه که نه مال من نبود شاید مال شما باشه🌹
September 16, 2025
هتل ��بح زده از اون رمان هاییه که خیلی خوب تونسته فضای گوتیک و معمایی رو به تصویر بکشه اما تنها نقطه ضعفش بنظر من این بود که خیلی زود داستان رو میشد حدس زد و خیلی تم رازالود نداشت اما اگر ادبیات انگلستان و اون تم کتاب ها رو دوست دارین حتما پیشنهاد میدم بخونیدش✨
October 25, 2022
I struggled to get through The Haunted Hotel but I kept at it, only because it’s Wilkie Collins. Disappointed to say the least.
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