Description
| Product ID: | 9781509850907 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Macmillan Collector's Library |
| Title: | The Moonstone |
| Authors: | Author: Wilkie Collins |
| Page Count: | 688 |
| Subjects: | Classic fiction: general and literary, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Classic crime and mystery fiction, Classic crime, London, Greater London, c 1800 to c 1900 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating An elegant gift edition of one of the very first detective stories ever written, introduced by historian, journalist and author, Judith Flanders. <p><b>One of the great Victorian novels, <i>The Moonstone </i>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.<br></b><br>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.<br><br>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.</p> |
| Imprint Name: | Macmillan Collector's Library |
| Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-05-03 |