num_pages: 528
description: Wilkie Collins’s spellbinding tale of romance, theft, and murder inspired a hugely popular genre–the detective mystery. Hinging on the theft of an enormous diamond originally stolen from an Indian shrine, this riveting novel features the innovative Sergeant Cuff, the hilarious house steward Gabriel Betteridge, a lovesick housemaid, and a mysterious band of Indian jugglers.This Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the definitive 1871 edition.
language: English
title: The Moonstone
titlecomplete: The Moonstone
characters: Rosanna Spearman, Ezra Jennings, Sergeant Cuff, Matthew Bruff, Gabriel Betteredge, Dr. Candy, Franklin Blake, Penelope Betteredge, Godfrey Ablewhite, Rachel Verinder, Lady Julia Verinder, Mr. Murthwaite, Drusilla Clack
genres: Historical Fiction, Crime, Literature, Victorian, Classics, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, British Literature, Fiction, 19th Century
ratings_count: 91303
places: England, London, England, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
awards: awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: Premio Euskadi de Literatura
category: Traduccion, awardedAt: 1357027200000
name: CWA Best Ever
category: Crime Novel
publisher: Modern Library