The Moonstone (1800)
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.
- ISBN:
- 9781015380448
- Length:
- 440 pages
Genres: romance, mystery, classics
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