The Moonstone: A Romance

Name: The Moonstone: A Romance
Author: Wilkie Collins
ISBN: 9781909904316

Author: Wilkie Collins
Series: Classic Sensation
Language: English
Length: 462 pages
ISBN: 9781909904316
Published: 15 September 2013
Imprint: Fractal Press

Wilkie Collins
crime
gothic
mystery
romantic
detective
murder
shocking
adultery
theft

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Description

"The Moonstone: A Romance" by Wilkie Collins is a classic mystery novel that is considered to be one of the first modern detective stories. Set in England in the mid-19th century, the novel revolves around the theft of the Moonstone, a valuable diamond belonging to Rachel Verinder, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy English landowner. The theft of the Moonstone creates a stir in the community and sets off a series of events that lead to a complex and captivating mystery. The story is told from multiple perspectives, including those of the thief, the detectives, and the various suspects, giving readers a unique and insightful look into the events surrounding the theft.

Author

William Wilkie Collins was an English novelist, playwright, and author of short stories. Collins made significant contribution towards development of the sensation novel, which focused on tales woven around criminal biographies. It also drew on the gothic and romantic genres of fiction. Typically the sensation novel focused on shocking subject matter including adultery, theft, kidnapping, insanity, bigamy, forgery, seduction and murder.

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