John Fowles is one of the most outstanding and deservedly popular British writers of the 20th century, a modern classic of the highest caliber, the author of the worldwide bestsellers 'The Magus' and 'The Ebony Tower,' 'Daniel Martin' and 'The French Lieutenant's Woman.'

'The Baby Doll' is one of the author's last major works, his creative testament. The novel is being published in its entirety: fragments from the newsreel section of the London monthly 'Gentleman's Magazine' have been translated and woven into the novel's fabric. They not only form a picturesque panorama of the era but also contain the key to a possible solution to the events.

And what unfolds in the novel is mysterious beyond belief. The landscapes of old England, a detective plot with elements of mysticism, cunning intrigues and mysterious events serve as a magnificent backdrop for Fowles's profound psychological exploration of the relativity of knowledge and truth, the limits of human freedom, and the historical roots of modern civilization.