The Moonstone

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Author:

Collins, Wilkie

Introduction by:

Heilbrun, Carolyn G.

ISBN:

978-0-375-75785-3

Publication Date:

Sep 2001

Publisher:

Random House Publishing Group

Book Format:

Paperback

List Price:

AUD $22.99

Book Description:

"The Moonstone is a page-turner," writes Carolyn Heilbrun. "It catches one up and unfolds its amazing story through the recountings of its several narrators, all of them enticing and singular." Wilkie Collins’s spellbinding tale of romance, theft, and murder inspired a hugely popular genre–the detective mystery. Hinging on the theft of an enormous diamond originally stolen from an Indian shrine, this riveting novel features the innovative Sergeant Cuff, the hilarious house...
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Book Details

Pages:	528
Detailed Subjects:	Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural Fiction / Literary
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):	13.4 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm
Book Weight:	0.39 Kilograms

Author Biography

Collins, Wilkie (Author)

Wilkie Collins was born in London, England on January 8, 1824. He worked first in business and then law, but eventually turned to literature. During his lifetime, he wrote 30 novels, more than 60 short stories, at least 14 plays, and more than 100 non-fiction pieces. His works include Antonia, The Woman in White, The Moonstone, The Haunted Hotel, and Heart and Science. He was a close friend of Charles Dickens and collaborated with him. He died on September 23, 1889.

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