| The Moonstone Wilkie Collins Contributor(s): Benitez, Paula (Editor), Collins, Wilkie (Author) |
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ISBN: 1542353556 ISBN-13: 9781542353557 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $23.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections |
| Physical Information: 0.96" H x 6" W x 9" (1.38 lbs) 430 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Widely regarded as the precursor of the modern mystery and suspense novels, The Moonstone tells of the events surrounding the disappearance of a mysterious (and cursed) yellow diamond. T. S. Eliot called it 'the first, the longest, and the best of modern English detective novels'. It contains a number of ideas which became common tropes of the genre, including a crime being investigated by talented amateurs who happen to be present when it is committed, and two police officers who exemplify respectively the 'Scotland Yard bungler' and the skilled, professional detective. |