The Moonstone

"The Moonstone" is a detective novel by English writer Wilkie Collins, first published in 1868. This work is considered one of the first detective novels in English and has all the characteristic features of the genre, such as a mysterious crime, many suspects, a consequence and an unexpected denouement.

The plot of the book revolves around an ancient Indian gemstone known as the Moonstone, which was stolen and brought to England. The stone ends up in the hands of a young girl, Rachel Verinder, who receives it as a gift for her eighteenth birthday. However, that same night, the jewel disappears from her room, after which an investigation begins.

Feel like a real English detective. Become a participant in the investigation presented in English, without adaptations and abbreviations!

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The Moonstone

"The Moonstone" is a detective novel by English writer Wilkie Collins, first published in 1868. This work is considered one of the first detective novels in English and has all the characteristic features of the genre, such as a mysterious crime, many suspects, a consequence and an unexpected denouement.

The plot of the book revolves around an ancient Indian gemstone known as the Moonstone, which was stolen and brought to England. The stone ends up in the hands of a young girl, Rachel Verinder, who receives it as a gift for her eighteenth birthday. However, that same night, the jewel disappears from her room, after which an investigation begins.

Feel like a real English detective. Become a participant in the investigation presented in English, without adaptations and abbreviations!


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  • 436 seiten

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Englisch


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