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The Moonstone

Wilkie Collins

The Moonstone

Wilkie Collins

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"The Moonstone" by Wilkie Collins is a novel published in 1868. A cursed Indian diamond, stolen during a colonial siege, arrives as an inheritance for young Rachel Verinder on her eighteenth birthday. That night, the precious stone vanishes from her bedroom, launching a complex investigation involving suspicious servants, mysterious Indian priests, and shocking betrayals. This pioneering detective story unfolds through multiple narrators, each revealing new layers of deception as they race to solve the theft and recover the legendary gem. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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  1. 1THE MOONSTONE1,714 chars
  2. 2PROLOGUE11,924 chars
  3. 3THE STORY5,094 chars
  4. 4CHAPTER II9,649 chars
  5. 5CHAPTER III14,993 chars
  6. 6CHAPTER IV17,746 chars
  7. 7CHAPTER V16,507 chars
  8. 8CHAPTER VI25,180 chars
  9. 9CHAPTER VII8,978 chars
  10. 10CHAPTER VIII24,463 chars
  11. 11CHAPTER IX14,303 chars
  12. 12CHAPTER X26,708 chars
  13. 13CHAPTER XI44,491 chars
  14. 14CHAPTER XII25,077 chars
  15. 15CHAPTER XIII12,793 chars
  16. 16CHAPTER XIV18,323 chars
  17. 17CHAPTER XV30,475 chars
  18. 18CHAPTER XVI20,114 chars
  19. 19CHAPTER XVII14,815 chars
  20. 20CHAPTER XVIII14,555 chars
  21. 21CHAPTER XIX10,729 chars
  22. 22CHAPTER XX7,068 chars
  23. 23CHAPTER XXI22,178 chars
  24. 24CHAPTER XXII19,951 chars
  25. 25CHAPTER XXIII26,218 chars
  26. 26SECOND PERIOD. THE DISCOVERY OF THE TRUTH. (1848-1849.)26,102 chars
  27. 27CHAPTER II23,329 chars
  28. 28CHAPTER III23,030 chars
  29. 29CHAPTER IV18,997 chars
  30. 30CHAPTER V18,610 chars
  31. 31CHAPTER VI3,800 chars
  32. 32CHAPTER VII23,557 chars
  33. 33CHAPTER VIII31,843 chars
  34. 34SECOND NARRATIVE.24,385 chars
  35. 35CHAPTER II10,286 chars
  36. 36CHAPTER III22,555 chars
  37. 37THIRD NARRATIVE.10,555 chars
  38. 38CHAPTER II15,212 chars
  39. 39CHAPTER III17,601 chars
  40. 40CHAPTER IV31,290 chars
  41. 41CHAPTER V19,005 chars
  42. 42CHAPTER VI20,620 chars
  43. 43CHAPTER VII27,902 chars
  44. 44CHAPTER VIII29,534 chars
  45. 45CHAPTER IX33,193 chars
  46. 46CHAPTER X31,612 chars
  47. 47FOURTH NARRATIVE.(1)59,652 chars
  48. 48FOURTH NARRATIVE.(2)20,359 chars
  49. 49FIFTH NARRATIVE.39,526 chars
  50. 50SIXTH NARRATIVE.24,790 chars
  51. 51SEVENTH NARRATIVE.21,039 chars