Collins Wilkie - The Moonstone - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: One of the great Victorian novels The Moonstone has engrossed entertained and enraptured readers since its first publication in 1868. This edition features an introduction by the renowned historian journalist and author Judith Flanders. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning clothbound pocket - sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. Lady Verinder's uncle gives her the Moonstone a magnificent diamond as large as an egg for her eighteenth birthday but it is not quite the generous gift it first seems. For he obtained it through bloody and nefarious means in India and legend says the diamond's guardians will stop at nothing to get it back. When the Moonstone is stolen an innocent man is accused of the crime and from this simple beginning Wilkie Collins creates a stunning complex narrative of dark mystery suspense and atmosphere and one of the very first detective stories ever written.
Title: The Moonstone
Author(s): Collins Wilkie
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Barcode: 9781509850907
Pages: 688 Pages
Publication Date: 5/8/2018
Series: Macmillan Collector's Library
Category: Classic Crime