Description
Part of the Chiltern Classics range.
The title, The Moonstone, refers to a brilliantly beautiful but flawed gem seized by a British officer in India. The officer brings it back to England as a family heirloom with a supposed curse placed upon it. The officer leaves the stone to his niece, Rachel Verinder, for her to inherit when she turns 18.
This classic work by Wilkie Collins is an early example of the modern detective novel that set many of the ground rules of the genre.
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About the Author
William (Wilkie) Collins (8 January 1824 - 23 September 1889) was an English novelist and playwright known especially for The Woman in White, a mystery novel and early "sensation novel", and for The Moonstone, which has been proposed as the first modern English detective novel.
Book Information
ISBN 9781914602177
Author William Wilkie Collins
Format Hardback
Page Count 420
Imprint Chiltern Publishing
Publisher Chiltern Publishing
Series Chiltern Classics
