The Moonstone
Wilkie Collins's enthralling story of the cursed diamond stolen from an Indian shrine is the first and probably finest work of detective fiction in the language.The exquisite Moonstone, a diamond that brings bad luck to whoever has it in their possession, is given to Rachel Verinder for her...
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Wilkie Collins's enthralling story of the cursed diamond stolen from an Indian shrine is the first and probably finest work of detective fiction in the language.The exquisite Moonstone, a diamond that brings bad luck to whoever has it in their possession, is given to Rachel Verinder for her eighteenth birthday. To the dismay of her family, it is stolen from her that very s
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Format: Hardcover
Pages no: 458
Edition language: English
(Original Review, 1981-01-28)The instant my eyes rested on her, I was struck by the rare beauty of her form, and by the unaffected grace of her attitude. Her figure was tall, yet not too tall; comely and well-developed, yet not fat; her head set on her shoulders with an easy, pliant firmness; her wa...
Because I read somewhere that The Moonstone was the first detective mystery novel, and because I’ve read very few mysteries not written in the last 50 years or so, I expected a different sort of book. I was looking for an early Poirot or Sherlock Holmes, and instead found it more like a romance with...
What can I say other than the book is worth the hype? I wasn't sure at the start; I listened to the audiobook version - which was excellently done - and Gabriel Betteredge's opening narrative is... trying. I loved his character the best and the narrator who played his part played it to the hilt...
There stood Miss Rachel at the table, like a person fascinated, with the Colonel's unlucky Diamond in her hand. There, on either side of her, knelt the two Bouncers, devouring the jewel with their eyes, and screaming with ecstasy every time it flashed on them in a new light. There, at the opposite s...
Good read, rather fascinating.
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