The Moonstone
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The MoonstoneWilkie 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 steward Gabriel Betteridge, a lovesick housemaid, and a mysterious band of Indian jugglers.The Woman in WhiteOne of the greatest mystery thrillers ever written, Wilkie Collins' The Woman in White was a phenomenal bestseller in the 1860s, achieving even greater success than works by Dickens, Collins' friend and mentor. Full of surprise, intrigue, and suspense, this vastly entertaining novel continues to enthrall readers today.The story begins with an eerie midnight encounter between artist Walter Hartright and a ghostly woman dressed all in white who seems desperate to share a dark secret. The next day Hartright, engaged as a drawing master to the beautiful Laura Fairlie and her half sister, tells his pupils about the strange events of the previous evening. Determined to learn all they can about the mysterious woman in white, the three soon find themselves drawn into a chilling vortex of crime, poison, kidnapping, and international intrigue.Masterfully constructed, The Woman in White is dominated by two of the finest creations in all Victorian fiction: Marion Halcombe, dark, mannish, yet irresistibly fascinating, and Count Fosco, the sinister and flamboyant "Napoleon of Crime."
73
Chapters
~876 min
Est. Listening Time
English
Language
4.1 ★
Goodreads Rating
Chapters (73)
- THE MOONSTONE
- A Romance
- PROLOGUE
- THE STORMING OF SERINGAPATAM (1799):
- I
- II
- III
- IV
- THE STORY
- FIRST PERIOD THE LOSS OF THE DIAMOND (1848)
- CHAPTER I
- CHAPTER II
- CHAPTER III
- CHAPTER IV
- CHAPTER V
- CHAPTER VI
- CHAPTER VII
- CHAPTER VIII
- CHAPTER IX
- CHAPTER X
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Is "The Moonstone" free to read and listen to?
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Who wrote "The Moonstone"?
"The Moonstone" was written by Wilkie Collins. It is classified as Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Classic Literature, Victorian Literature, 19th Century Literature.
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