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Wilkie collins 18241899 was an english novelist, playwright, and shortstory writer best known for his pioneering works the woman in white and the moonstone. The moonstone by wilkie collins, free ebook global grey. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the moonstone. The diamond is stolen from her bedroom, and a period of turmoil, unhappiness, misunderstanding, and illluck ensues. One of the very first detective stories ever written, the moonstone has engrossed, entertained and enraptured readers since its first publication in. Download the moonstone by wilkie collins download free ebook pdf ebook. Eliot regarded armadale as being, after the woman in white and the moonstone, the best of collins s romances. The answer, in the case of professor farmers scholarly and impeccably edited text, must be a resounding yes.
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At one stage he rose to be the highestpaid victorian writer, even eclipsing the earnings of his mentor, charles dickens. The moonstone is a remarkable book written by willkie collins. Jan 12, 2006 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The unusual story takes place in england in the 19th century. Hinging on the theft of an enormous diamond originally stolen from an indian shrine, this riveting novel features the innovative sergeant cuff, the hilarious house steward gabriel betteridge, a lovesick housemaid, and a mysterious band of indian jugglers. The story was originally serialised in charles dickens magazine all the year round. Jan 27, 2014 the moonstone was originally serialised by charles dickens, a close friend of wilkie collins, in his magazine all the year round between 4 january and 8 august 1868. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. See a complete list of the characters in the moonstone and indepth analyses of rachel verinder, franklin.
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