The Moonstone
The Moonstone is an 1868 novel by Wilkie Collins, often cited as the first detective novel in English.
The story follows the disappearance of a large Indian diamond and features early examples of detective fiction conventions: methodical investigation, multiple narrators, and red herrings.
I'm reading The Moonstone for my Victorian literature class.
- gemPolished precious stone
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
- detectiveProfessional crime investigator
- CollinsCommon English surname
- diamondCrystallized carbon gemstone
curse · India · theft · Victorian · jewel · Rachel · sergeant · inheritance · family secret · opium · stolen · novel · detective fiction · suspense · heirloom · English · country house · manor
literary genre/form
The Moonstonenon-fiction
Writing about real things
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moon, stone, moons, mooned, mooning, moonlit, moonlight, moonless, moony