The Moonstone a Romance (Paperback)(Large Print)

from PilgrimJess

Firstly I find it truly amazing that I have never read this book before especially given that Collins's 'Woman in White' is one of my all time favourites and this book certainly does not let the side down. That said I found this one a bit of a slow burner because it was not an instant hit but onc...

from BeyondEdenRock

While storms raged, while at high tide waves hit the sea wall with such force that the house shook, I have been spent the dark evenings re-reading 'The Moonstone', secure in the knowledge that out house was built not long after the publication of Wilkie Collins' wonderful book and so it has survi...

from Eyejaybee

I seem to be going through a phase of re-reading books, and this is certainly one of my favourites - indeed, probably my favourite "classic". First published in 1868, it is certainly notable for its innovative approach to story telling. Nowadays we are familiar with novels written from more than ...

from Crazymamie

This one gets the full five stars from me - I absolutely loved it. Written in 1868 and considered by many to be the first detective novel, it is amazing to me how accessible the writing is - it reads like a modern day mystery. Told in eight different narratives that are presented as written testi...

from charlie68

A really good page turner of a book, where you don't really know what's going to happen next. The premise may be a little obscure and hard to believe, but the writing and the characters are excellent. Mr. Collins was a lesser known contemporary of Charles Dickens.