The Wheel Spins: aka The Lady Vanishes

Iris Carr's holiday in the mountains of Europe ends when she is struck by sunstroke and takes the express train to Trieste. She finds a companion in Miss Froy, an English governess, but when Iris passes out, Miss Froy is nowhere to be found. The other passengers deny any knowledge of her existence, and Iris spirals deeper into a strange and dangerous conspiracy. The Lady Vanishes, by Ethel Lina White, is a classic of the genre.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 10 July 2023
Publisher: British Library Publishing

Iris Carr's holiday in the mountains of a remote corner of Europe has come to an end, and since her friends left two days before, she faces the journey home alone. Stricken by sunstroke at the station, Iris catches the express train to Trieste by the skin of her teeth and finds a companion in Miss Froy, an affable English governess. But when Iris passes out and reawakens, Miss Froy is nowhere to be found. The other passengers deny any knowledge of her existence, and as the train speeds across Europe, Iris spirals deeper and deeper into a strange and dangerous conspiracy.

First published in 1936 and adapted for the screen as The Lady Vanishes by Alfred Hitchcock in 1938, Ethel Lina White's suspenseful mystery remains her best-known novel, worthy of acknowledgement as a classic of the genre in its own right.

The train's rhythm suddenly changed, and Iris felt like she was sliding backward down a long slope. Click-click-click-click. The wheels rattled over the rails, with a sound of castanets. Iris Carr's holiday in the mountains of a remote corner of Europe had come to an end, and since her friends left two days before, she faced the journey home alone. Stricken by sunstroke at the station, Iris managed to catch the express train to Trieste by the skin of her teeth and found a companion in Miss Froy, an affable English governess. But when Iris passed out and reawakens, Miss Froy is nowhere to be found. The other passengers deny any knowledge of her existence, and as the train speeds across Europe, Iris spirals deeper and deeper into a strange and dangerous conspiracy.

First published in 1936 and adapted for the screen as The Lady Vanishes by Alfred Hitchcock in 1938, Ethel Lina White's suspenseful mystery remains her best-known novel, worthy of acknowledgement as a classic of the genre in its own right.

The train's rhythm suddenly changed, and Iris felt like she was sliding backward down a long slope. Click-click-click-click. The wheels rattled over the rails, with a sound of castanets. Iris Carr's holiday in the mountains of a remote corner of Europe had come to an end, and since her friends left two days before, she faced the journey home alone. Stricken by sunstroke at the station, Iris managed to catch the express train to Trieste by the skin of her teeth and found a companion in Miss Froy, an affable English governess. But when Iris passed out and reawakens, Miss Froy is nowhere to be found. The other passengers deny any knowledge of her existence, and as the train speeds across Europe, Iris spirals deeper and deeper into a strange and dangerous conspiracy.

First published in 1936 and adapted for the screen as The Lady Vanishes by Alfred Hitchcock in 1938, Ethel Lina White's suspenseful mystery remains her best-known novel, worthy of acknowledgement as a classic of the genre in its own right.

The train's rhythm suddenly changed, and Iris felt like she was sliding backward down a long slope. Click-click-click-click. The wheels rattled over the rails, with a sound of castanets. Iris Carr's holiday in the mountains of a remote corner of Europe had come to an end, and since her friends left two days before, she faced the journey home alone. Stricken by sunstroke at the station, Iris managed to catch the express train to Trieste by the skin of her teeth and found a companion in Miss Froy, an affable English governess. But when Iris passed out and reawakens, Miss Froy is nowhere to be found. The other passengers deny any knowledge of her existence, and as the train speeds across Europe, Iris spirals deeper and deeper into a strange and dangerous conspiracy.

First published in 1936 and adapted for the screen as The Lady Vanishes by Alfred Hitchcock in 1938, Ethel Lina White's suspenseful mystery remains her best-known novel, worthy of acknowledgement as a classic of the genre in its own right.

Weight: 236g
Dimension: 130 x 189 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780712354882