The Moonstone
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- First published
- 1868
- Pages
- 358Digital editionReference edition
- Reading time
- About 7 hours15 half-hour sittings
- Language
- English
- Reading difficulty
- Not set
A little about the story
The disappearance of a diamond from an English country house sets off inquiries told by people with very different interests in the outcome.
The household's responses to the theft depend on what each person stands to lose. Collins gives the reader room to enjoy the witnesses as characters while asking which of their observations can survive comparison.
Is it for you?
You’ll enjoy it if you like
- country-house thefts
- narrators with strong personalities
- long mysteries that let clues accumulate
Pay attention to each narrator's habits of thought. Their blind spots are part of the mystery.
Things You May Not Know About The Moonstone
- Gabriel Betteredge begins the account. The house steward is one of the witnesses asked to write down what happened.
- The diamond has a history before the theft. The opening places it in India before it arrives in England.
- The novel has several narrators. Their accounts give the reader access to different parts of the investigation.
About this edition
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