hoosteeno reviewed The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
Great fun
5 stars
The characters in this book are so fun to read about. Very enjoyable.
Paperback, 586 pages
English language
Published Feb. 5, 2006 by ICON Group International, Inc..
The Moonstone (Webster's French Thesaurus Edition)
4 stars
(25 reviews)
One of the first English detective novels, this mystery involves the disappearance of a valuable diamond, originally stolen from a Hindu idol, given to a young woman on her eighteenth birthday, and then stolen again. A classic of 19th-century literature.
Jordyn reviewed The moonstone by Wilkie Collins (The Modern Library classics)
Review of 'The moonstone' on 'GoodReads'
4 stars
It's like reading a longer, more patiently paced incarnation of every British mystery you've ever read. Lives up to the hype regarding its influence, no doubt!
Subjects
- French
- Education / Bilingual Education
- Foreign Language Study / French
- Foreign Language Study
- Foreign Language - Dictionaries / Phrase Books
- Language