Collins Classics - The Moonstone

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HarperPress, 2011 - Fiction - 614 pages
When Rachel Verinder is given the Moonstone - a large Indian diamond - on her 18th birthday, she is delighted to show it off at her celebrations. But that very night, the jewel is stolen from her bedroom. As suspicion falls on each member of the party, the curse of the diamond strikes and ill-luck threatens to destroy them all.

About the author (2011)

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.

Bibliographic information

TitleCollins Classics - The Moonstone
Collins classics
AuthorWilkie Collins
PublisherHarperPress, 2011
ISBN0007420250, 9780007420254
Length614 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Fiction / Classics
Fiction / Crime
Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural
Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Traditional
Fiction / Thrillers / Crime
Fiction / Visionary & Metaphysical
  
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