The Moonstone
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Plot Summary
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Prologue: 1 Prologue: 2 Prologue: 3 Prologue: 4 The Loss of the Diamond: 1 The Loss of the Diamond: 2 The Loss of the Diamond: 3 The Loss of the Diamond: 4 The Loss of the Diamond: 5 The Loss of the Diamond: 6 The Loss of the Diamond: 7 The Loss of the Diamond: 8 The Loss of the Diamond: 9 The Loss of the Diamond: 10 The Loss of the Diamond: 11 The Loss of the Diamond: 12 The Loss of the Diamond: 13 The Loss of the Diamond: 14 The Loss of the Diamond: 15 The Loss of the Diamond: 16 The Loss of the Diamond: 17 The Loss of the Diamond: 18 The Loss of the Diamond: 19 The Loss of the Diamond: 20 The Loss of the Diamond: 21 The Loss of the Diamond: 22 The Loss of the Diamond: 23 The Discovery of the Truth 1: 1 The Discovery of the Truth 1: 2 The Discovery of the Truth 1: 3 The Discovery of the Truth 1: 4 The Discovery of the Truth 1: 5 The Discovery of the Truth 1: 6 The Discovery of the Truth 1: 7 The Discovery of the Truth 1: 8 The Discovery of the Truth 2: 1 The Discovery of the Truth 2: 2 The Discovery of the Truth 2: 3 The Discovery of the Truth 3: 1 The Discovery of the Truth 3: 2 The Discovery of the Truth 3: 3 The Discovery of the Truth 3: 4 The Discovery of the Truth 3: 5 The Discovery of the Truth 3: 6 The Discovery of the Truth 3: 7 The Discovery of the Truth 3: 8 The Discovery of the Truth 3: 9 The Discovery of the Truth 3: 10 The Discovery of the Truth 4 The Discovery of the Truth 5 The Discovery of the Truth 6: 1 The Discovery of the Truth 6: 2 The Discovery of the Truth 6: 3 The Discovery of the Truth 6: 4 The Discovery of the Truth 6: 5 The Discovery of the Truth 7 The Discovery of the Truth 8 Epilogue: 1 Epilogue: 2 Epilogue: 3
Themes
All Themes Detective Methods and Genre Standards Intention, Identity, and Personality Science and Religion Gender and Victorian Morality Class, Wealth, and Nobility British Imperialism
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Characters
All Characters Franklin Blake Miss Rachel Verinder Gabriel Betteredge Mr. Godfrey Ablewhite The Three Indians Sergeant Cuff Lady Julia Verinder Rosanna Spearman Mr. Bruff Miss Drusilla Clack Ezra Jennings Colonel John Herncastle Mr. Candy Mr. Murthwaite Mr. Septimus Luker Mr. Franklin Blake, Senior Selina Goby Penelope Betteredge Mr. Ablewhite Superintendent Seegrave Mrs. Yolland Limping Lucy Mrs. Merridew Gooseberry The Dark-Skinned Sailor
Terms
All Terms The Russian Imperial Scepter The Koh-i-Noor Somnauth Benares Vishnu Seringapatam Brahmin Mughal Aurungzebe Bailiff Reformatory Blackguard Yorkshire Frizinghall Brittany Brighton Laudanum Tower Wharf Rotterdam Kattiawar
Symbols
All Symbols The Moonstone Robinson Crusoe The Shivering Sand
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allegory Alliteration Allusions Foreshadowing Genre Hyperbole Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Motifs Paradox Personification Satire Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone Verbal Irony
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The Moonstone

by

Wilkie Collins

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The Moonstone

Although it is the stolen treasure at the center of the novel, the Moonstone is notable less because everyone agrees why it must be retrieved than because various characters attach various kinds of value to…

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Robinson Crusoe

A landmark, wildly popular 1719 novel by Daniel Defoe that many consider the first true English novel, Robinson Crusoe is Gabriel Betteredge’s favorite novel—and appears to be the only thing he has ever read…

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The Shivering Sand

A tumultuous, sinister, gurgling stretch of quicksand along the coast near the Verinder family’s Yorkshire estate, the Shivering Sand is connected from the start with the Moonstone’s alleged curse, as well as with the…

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