hoosteeno reviewed The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
Great fun
5 stars
The characters in this book are so fun to read about. Very enjoyable.
496 pages
English language
Published Aug. 22, 2001 by Modern Library.
Wilkie Collins: The moonstone (2001, Modern Library)
- ISBN:
- 978-0-375-75785-3
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4 stars
(5 reviews)
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 woman on her eighteenth birthday, and then stolen again. A classic of 19th-century literature.
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3 stars
Well, that was a long and convoluted tale, redolent with the racisms of not so long ago, and instructive as well. A romance of character and manner?
For some reason I had thought this was a short work, but once I settled in to the prospect of a longer read in period prose, I was quite caught up. It's a classic of sorts, and I look forward to reading more by this author.
Subjects
- Jewelry theft -- Fiction
- Police -- England -- Fiction
- East Indians -- England -- Fiction
- England -- Fiction