The second part of the novel is narrated by Miranda in the form of fragments from a diary that she keeps during her captivity. He promises to show her "every respect", pledging not to sexually molest her and to shower her with gifts and the comforts of home, on one condition: she can't leave the cellar. Clegg is embarrassed and promises to let her go after a month. However, when she wakes up, she confronts him with his actions.
He is convinced that Miranda will start to love him after some time. Unable to make any normal contact, Clegg decides to add her to his "collection" of pretty, preserved objects, in the hope that if he keeps her captive long enough, she will grow to love him.Īfter careful preparations, he kidnaps Miranda by drugging her with chloroform and locks her up in the cellar of his house. He feels lonely, however, and wants to be with Miranda. He quits his job and buys an isolated house in the countryside. One day, he wins a large prize in the football pools. He admires her from a distance but is unable to make any contact with her because he is socially underdeveloped. The first part of the novel tells the story from his point of view.Ĭlegg is obsessed with Miranda Grey, a middle-class art student at the Slade School of Fine Art.
The novel is about a lonely young man, Frederick Clegg, who works as a clerk in a city hall and collects butterflies in his spare time.
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