The Moonstone
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
The Moonstone
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Wilkie Collins
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Introduction by Carolyn G. Heilbrun
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Series | Modern Library Classics |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:528 | Dimensions(mm): Height 201,Width 132 |
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Category/Genre | Classic fiction (pre c 1945) |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780375757853
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Classifications | Dewey:823.8 |
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Audience | |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Random House USA Inc
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Imprint |
Modern Library Inc
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Publication Date |
11 September 2001 |
Publication Country |
United States
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Description
Collins's spellbinding tale of romance, theft and murder told through a series of delightful first person narratives. The book that inspired the detective mystery with newly commissioned notes on the text.
Author Biography
Carolyn G. Heilbrun, Avalon Foundation Professor in the Humanities Emerita at Columbia University, has authored scholarly classics such as Writing A Woman's Life. As Amanda Cross she has written numerous bestselling Kate Fansler mysteries including Honest Doubt. She lives in New York City.
Reviews"The first and greatest of English detective novels." --T. S. Eliot
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