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Ghost StoriesHorrorClassic Fantasy

The Haunted Hotel

A Mystery of Modern Venice

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  • 1878 first published
  • 191 pages
  • ★ 3.0 (3 ratings)
  • 276 editions
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The Haunted Hotel is an 1878 ghost story and horror novel by Wilkie Collins. The story is set in Venice, Italy and Venice, in the 19th century. Readers will find themes of hotels, haunted houses, revenge and haunted places.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 83 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 276 editions across 3 languages.

It runs to roughly 191 pages — 3–4 hours of reading at an average pace.

About The Haunted Hotel

This is perhaps Collins' last lucid effort before ill health and opium drained his powers. A tale of ghostly terror, relentless pace, tight narrative, and a doomed Countess characterize and distinguish this powerful Collins novelette.
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Opening line

“In the year 1860, the reputation of Doctor Wybrow as a London physician reached its highest point.”

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Setting

Era

Subjects

  • Hotels
  • Horror fiction
  • Haunted houses
  • Classic Literature
  • Traditional mystery & detective
  • Italy
  • Paranormal fantasy
  • Venice, Italy
  • Revenge
  • British and irish fiction, Fictional works by one author
  • Mystery & detective
  • Haunted places

Quick answers

Who wrote The Haunted Hotel?

The Haunted Hotel was written by Wilkie Collins and first published in 1878.

What genre is The Haunted Hotel?

It is usually shelved as Ghost Stories, Horror and Classic Fantasy.

How long is The Haunted Hotel?

The median edition has 191 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Haunted Hotel?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Mysteries of Udolpho, The House of Seven Gables Readalong and The Shining.

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