The Moonstone (Best Novel Classics)

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 as well as being extremely valuable, and three Hindu priests have dedicated their lives to recovering it. The story incorporates elements of the legendary origins of the Hope Diamond (or perhaps the Orloff Diamond). Rachel's eighteenth birthday is celebrated with a large party, whose guests include her cousin Franklin Blake. 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 Moonstone by Wilkie Collins is a 19th-century British epistolary novel, generally considered the first detective novel in the English language. The story was originally serialised in Charles Dickens' magazine All the Year Round. The Moonstone and The Woman in White are widely considered Wilkie Collins' best novels. Facts and Trivia: In 1934, the book was made into a critically acclaimed American film, The Moonstone by Monogram Pictures Corporation. Adapted to the screen by Adele S. Buffington, the film was directed by Reginald Barker and starred David Manners, Charles Irwin, and Phyllis Barry. Scroll Up and Grab Your Copy! Also by Wilkie Collins The Woman in White https: //www.createspace.com/6550263 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Books - Available at Amazon's CreateSpace Store The White Company by Arthur Conan Doyle https: //www.createspace.com/6528004 Sir Nigel by Arthur Conan Doyle https: //www.createspace.com/6530138 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle https: //www.createspace.com/6498370 The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle https: //www.createspace.com/6498594 The Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle https: //www.createspace.com/6499304 The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle https: //www.createspace.com/6500007 The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle https: //www.createspace.com/6499480 The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge by Arthur Conan Doyle https: //www.createspace.com/6500211 The Adventure of the Devil's Foot by Arthur Conan Doyle https: //www.createspace.com/6501272 A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle https: //www.createspace.com/6501461 Through the Magic Door by Arthur Conan Doyle https: //www.createspace.com/6502006 The Adventures of Gerard by Arthur Conan Doyle https: //www.createspace.com/6502339 The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle https: //www.createspace.com/6545773

• | Author: Wilkie Collins
• | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: Sep 05, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 412 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1537509799
• | ISBN-13: 9781537509792