- Hardcover: 472 pages
- Publisher: Everyman's Library (Dec 15 1992)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0679417222
- ISBN-13: 978-0679417224
- Product Dimensions: 13.6 x 3 x 21.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 567 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #289,062 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This seminal English mystery is presented in an unusual, but appropriate, manner, reflecting the episodic nature of the story. Three actors present the story in parts, taking on separate first-person accounts of events. All the voices are convincing, cultured British intonations describing the events surrounding the apparent theft of the Moonstone diamond from a country mansion. Each voice shades the various characters featured within the particular parts, just as the narrative offers characterizations of the other persons without attempting an outright mimicry. The abridgment is nicely done, too, avoiding any choppiness. D.W. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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"The first and greatest of English detective novels."
--T. S. Eliot
From the Trade Paperback edition.
--T. S. Eliot
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In the first part of Robinson Crusoe, at page one hundred and twenty-nine, you will find it thus written: Now I saw, though too late, the Folly of beginning a Work before we count the Cost, and before we judge rightly of our own Strength to go through wit" Read the first page
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In the first part of Robinson Crusoe, at page one hundred and twenty-nine, you will find it thus written: Now I saw, though too late, the Folly of beginning a Work before we count the Cost, and before we judge rightly of our own Strength to go through wit" Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Diffrent,
By Sulece (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Moonstone (Paperback)
MoonStone absolutley has you on edge. It's unlike most books, instead of having a slow begining where they introduce all the cahracters, it goes straight to the plot. It's a tornado of emotion, but one that's easy to follow. The book enables you to feel the danger of death (over a misfit yellow diamond) around every corner. The plot never dies, it's impossible to put the book down once you start. It easily wins over your mind. You'll probably end up reading the same page twice just to get that complete feeling. It takes you back to the times of Victorian Ladies and Gentlemens. The book takes you away from your current life, and lets you enter into a totally new one. 5 stars easily earned
4.0 out of 5 stars
LOVE THAT WILKIE!,
This review is from: The Moonstone (Paperback)
Wilkie Collins is a master storyteller, but like his other masterpiece, THE WOMAN IN WHITE, THE MOONSTONE would have been improved with a bit of editing. The Moonstone is riveting and wonderful, as the butler, Gabriel Betteridge,unfolds his version of the yellow diamond's disappearance.For the reader, the story bogs down as Miss Clack picks up the tale with her tiresome religious view of life. Action all but stands still, as there is not much in Miss Clack's lengthy prose to move the story forward to its conclusion. The reader is left yearning for more of the plot to be revealed, more details to cling to until the tale's final revealation.I felt more than a bit let down at Collins' ending to an otherwise fabulous story. Alas,the culprit was our hero, who had not purloined the stone, but had taken it with pure intent to save it, while under the stuporous influence of an opiate.Luckily, they all lived happily ever after--the stone went back to India and Frank and Julia tied the knot, and the secretly evil bad guy died.Happy ending!
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A True Mystery Novel,
By Lily Posner (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Penguin Classics Moonstone (Paperback)
The Moonstone is a wonderfully written English mystery novel of the mid 1800s. It tells the story of the path of a stolen Indian gemstone. The path begins from the day it was stolen from the forehead of a sacred statue of the god of the Moon guarded by three Brahmins (or Indian priests) to and from its journey Yorkshire. While in Yorkshire, the stone is eventually passed down to Miss Rachel Verinder on the day of her eighteenth birthday and within the same night, the precious Diamond is stolen. In several narratives, the theft of the Diamond is described.I believe that The Moonstone was a fascinating and well thought out mystery novel. Although I thought it was a little too lengthy near the end, this was only for the better. Collins uses eight different narratives to re-tell the story of the missing Diamond. The characters develop into believable and helpful elements of the story. The narratives allow Collins to achieve suspense, thrill, and mystery. In my opinion, he has successfully accomplished the true title of a classic mystery novel.
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