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  The Collector

  by John Fowles

  Erotic and terrifying, The Collector, John Fowles' first novel and an immediate best seller, remains a chilling tale of a beautiful girl's abduction by a psychopath. The lovely Miranda's struggle to free herself from a specially designed cellar prison and Fred Clegg's obsession to possess her, as he does the butterflies in his collection, form one of the most gripping psychological thrillers ever written. In... (more)
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  The Magus

  by John Fowles

  At the novels center is Nicholas Urfe, a young Englishman who accepts a teaching position on a remote Greek island. There he befriends a local millionaire, but the friendship soon evolves into a deadly game and Nicholas finds that he must fight not only for his sanity but for his very survival.
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  The French Lieutenant's Woman

  by John Fowles

  As part of Back Bay's ongoing effort to make the works of John Fowles available in uniform trade paperback editions, two major works in the Fowles canon are reissued to coincide with the publication of Wormholes, the author's long-awaited new collection of essays and occasional writings. Perhaps the most beloved of Fowles's internationally bestselling works, The French Lieutenant's Woman is a feat of seductive... (more)
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  A Maggot

  by John Fowles

  "A Maggot" is not a historical novel in the normal sense. It began as a quirk or obsession (a 'maggot' in the archaic sense of the word) which found its setting in the second wave of Protestant Dissent in England. It took shape as a mystery - a compelling investigation of unaccountable motives and deeds - which led through beguiling paths to a starling vision at its centre.
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  The Ebony Tower

  by John Fowles

  In the title story in this collection of five novellas, a journalist visits a celebrated but reclusive painter. He is intrigued by the complicated erotic relationship between the elderly artist and the beautiful young women who share their lives with him.
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  Magus

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  Maggot

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  The Enigma of Stonehenge

  by John Fowles