The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
The Moutsatone (1868) by Wilkie Collins is a 19th-century British cpistolary novel. It is an carly example of the modern detective novel, and established many of the ground rules of the modern genre. Rachel Verinder, a young English woman, inherits a large Indian diamond on her eighteenth birthday. It is a legacy from her uncle, a corrupt British army officer who served in India. The diamond is of great religious significance and extremely valuable, Rachel's eighteenth birthday is celebrated with a large party at which the guests. She wears the Moonstone on her dress that evening for all to see, including some Indian jugglers who have called at the house. Later that night the diamond is stolen from Rachel's bedroom, and a period of turmoil, unhappiness, misunderstandings and ill luck ensues. Told by a series of narratives from some of the main characters, the complex plot traces the subsequent efforts to explain the theft, identify the thief, trace the stone and recover it.-
The Cask
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The Ponson Case
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The Groote Park Murder
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The Mystery of the Yellow Room
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The Pit-Prop Syndicate
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Murder in the Bookshop
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
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A Voice Like Velvet
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The Leavenworth Case
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The Called Back
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The Wychford Poisoning Case
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The Case of the Gilded Fly
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Trents Last Case
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The House Opposite
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The Mystery of the Skeleton Key
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The Mystery at Stowe
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The Grell Mystery
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The Rynox Mystery
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The Bravo of London
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The Rasp
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The Terror
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The Crime Club
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Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
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Murder Gone Mad
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The Middle Temple Murder
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The Millionaire Mystery
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The Big Four
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Dark Days and Much Darker Days
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The Nursing Home Murder
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The Perfect Crime
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The Passing of Mr Quinn
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The Blackmailers
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Beware of Johnny Washington
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The Deductions of Colonel Gore
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Mr Bowling Buys a Newspaper
'The first, the longest, and the best of modern English detective novels in a genre invented by Collins and not by Poe’ T. S. ELIOT
‘Probably the very finest detective story ever written. Nothing human is perfection, but The Moonstone comes about as near perfection as anything of the kind ever can.’ DOROTHY L. SAYERS
‘Probably the best detective tale in the world.’ G. K. CHESTERTON
William Wilkie Collins (1824–1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and author of short stories. He wrote 30 novels, more than 60 short stories, 14 plays, and more than 100 essays. His best-known works are The Woman in White and The Moonstone.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780008166946 |
| ISBN 10 | 0008166943 |
| Title | The Moonstone |
| Author | Wilkie Collins |
| Series | Detective Club Crime Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2017-12-28 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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