The Moonstone

One of the first English detective novels, this mystery involves the disappearance of a valuable diamond, originally stolen from a Hindu idol, given to a young girl on her eighteenth birthday, and then stolen again. A classic of 19th century literature.

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Wilkie Collins (1824-1889)Places

England, India, Great Britain, Ying guoTimes

19th century, 18th century, Jin dai, s. XIX, 1868Showing 10 featured editions. See all 958 editions?

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Editing notes

Previously published in 1994 in the Simply Stories series.