Public Domain DemoDetective Fiction
The Moonstone
A cursed Indian diamond vanishes from an English country house — and the first great detective novel begins.
by Wilkie Collins · First published 1868 · 0 views
44 chapters · 194,909 words · ~975 min read
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- Status:
- Public domain (US)
- Source:
- Project Gutenberg
- Attribution:
- Wilkie Collins — text from Project Gutenberg (eBook #155)
- Cover:
- Original Sadeqi Story cover design — not a historical edition cover.
Synopsis
A cursed Indian diamond vanishes from an English country house — and the first great detective novel begins. Public-domain classic, first published 1868. Full text sourced from Project Gutenberg (eBook #155), https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/155 — US public domain, imported as library reading content.
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