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The MoonstoneWilkie Collins

The Moonstone

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Original author: 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.

The Moonstone, by Wilkie Collins. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #155.

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50 Chapters

  1. 1.Prologue: The Storming of Seringapatam (1799)2,116 words
  2. 2.Chapter I907 words
  3. 3.Chapter II1,857 words
  4. 4.Chapter III2,741 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV3,293 words
  6. 6.Chapter V3,007 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI4,484 words
  8. 8.Chapter VII1,604 words
  9. 9.Chapter VIII4,370 words
  10. 10.Chapter IX2,569 words
  11. 11.Chapter X4,721 words
  12. 12.Chapter XI7,902 words
  13. 13.Chapter XII4,397 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIII2,264 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIV3,270 words
  16. 16.Chapter XV5,527 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVI3,644 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVII2,644 words
  19. 19.Chapter XVIII2,589 words
  20. 20.Chapter XIX1,979 words
  21. 21.Chapter XX1,322 words
  22. 22.Chapter XXI3,962 words
  23. 23.Chapter XXII3,546 words
  24. 24.Chapter XXIII4,733 words
  25. 25.Chapter I4,421 words
  1. 26.Chapter II4,107 words
  2. 27.Chapter III4,066 words
  3. 28.Chapter IV3,384 words
  4. 29.Chapter V3,356 words
  5. 30.Chapter VI630 words
  6. 31.Chapter VII4,106 words
  7. 32.Chapter VIII5,660 words
  8. 33.Chapter I4,317 words
  9. 34.Chapter II1,823 words
  10. 35.Chapter III3,962 words
  11. 36.Chapter I1,875 words
  12. 37.Chapter II2,664 words
  13. 38.Chapter III3,106 words
  14. 39.Chapter IV5,815 words
  15. 40.Chapter V3,529 words
  16. 41.Chapter VI3,697 words
  17. 42.Chapter VII5,149 words
  18. 43.Chapter VIII5,204 words
  19. 44.Chapter IX5,994 words
  20. 45.Chapter X (1)8,755 words
  21. 46.Chapter X (2)8,780 words
  22. 47.Chapter X (3)2,251 words
  23. 48.Chapter I (1)8,664 words
  24. 49.Chapter I (2)4,179 words
  25. 50.Epilogue: The Finding of the Diamond2,154 words