hoosteeno reviewed The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
Great fun
5 stars
The characters in this book are so fun to read about. Very enjoyable.
English language
Published Nov. 14, 2012 by Dover Publications, Incorporated.
Moonstone
Wilkie Collins: Moonstone (2012, Dover Publications, Incorporated)
- ISBN:
- 978-1-306-33445-7
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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.
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
- Fiction, crime
- Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural
- England, fiction