
The Moonstone (Mystery Thriller Classic)
A Victorian epistolary detective classic of a sacred Indian diamond, three priests, and servants' voicesBy Wilkie CollinsLength21h 52m
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The Moonstone is an epistolary novel, generally considered the first detective novel in the English language. Besides creating many of the ground rules of the detective novel, The Moonstone also reflected Collins' enlightened social attitudes in his treatment of the servants in the novel. Rachel Verinder, a young English woman, inherits a large Indian diamond on her eighteenth birthday. It is a legacy from her uncle, a corrupt British army officer who served in India. The diamond is of great religious significance as well as being extremely valuable, and three Hindu priests have dedicated their lives to recovering it. The story incorporates elements of the legendary origins of the Hope Diamond (or perhaps the Orloff Diamond).
Wilkie Collins (1824-1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and author of short stories. His best-known works are The Woman in White, No Name, Armadale, and The Moonstone.
Audiobook details
GenreMystery and Thriller, Literary Classics
Length21 hrs 52 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 21, 2015
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Moonstone
30Chapter II
2Prologue. THE STORMING OF SERINGAPATAM (1799)
31Chapter III
3First Period. THE LOSS OF THE DIAMOND (1848)
32Chapter IV
4Chapter I
33Chapter V
5Chapter II
34Chapter VI
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6Chapter III
35Chapter VII
7Chapter IV
36Chapter VIII
8Chapter V
37Second Narrative
9Chapter VI
38Chapter I
10Chapter VII
39Chapter II
11Chapter VIII
40Chapter III
12Chapter IX
41Third Narrative
13Chapter X
42Chapter I
14Chapter XI
43Chapter II
15Chapter XII
44Chapter III
16Chapter XIII
45Chapter IV
17Chapter XIV
46Chapter V
18Chapter XV
47Chapter VI
19Chapter XVI
48Chapter VII
20Chapter XVII
49Chapter VIII
21Chapter XVIII
50Chapter IX
22Chapter XIX
51Chapter X
23Chapter XX
52Fourth Narrative
24Chapter XXI
53Fifth Narrative
25Chapter XXII
54Sixth Narrative
26Chapter XXIII
55Seventh Narrative
27Second Period. THE DISCOVERY OF THE TRUTH (1848-1849)
56Eighth Narrative
28First Narrative
57Epilogue
29Chapter I
58The Finding of the Diamond