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Author
Wilkie Collins
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audiobook
by Wilkie Collins
recording of The Moonstone, by Wilkie Collins. The story concerns a young woman called Rachel Verinder who inherits a large Indian diamond, the Moonstone, on her eighteenth birthday. The book is widely regarded as the precursor of the modern mystery and suspense novels. T. S. Eliot called it 'the first, the longest, and the best of modern English detective novels'. It contains a number of ideas which became common tropes of the genre: a large number of suspects, red herrings, a crime being investigated by talented amateurs who happen to be present when it is committed, and two police officers who exemplify respectively the 'local bungler' and the skilled, professional, Scotland Yard detective. For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the catalog page for this recording. Read by volunteers. For more free audiobooks, or to become a volunteer reader, please visit .org. Download M4B Part 1 (327mb) Download M4B Part 2 (230mb)
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“Unodio having this for free is honestly unreal. I would have paid for this without hesitation. The quality is that good.”
“I've been listening during my evening walks and The Moonstone has been the highlight of my week honestly. There's a section in the middle where it all just comes together — gave me chills.”
“I've been listening during my evening walks and The Moonstone has been the highlight of my week honestly. There's a section in the middle where it all just comes together — gave me chills.”
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