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Moonstone

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English writer William Wilkie Collins (1824-1889) is considered the founder of the so-called "sensation novel", later divided into adventure and detective genres. Collins is a master of intrigue and fascinating plot. Skillful combination in one work of mystery, detective, moral and romantic - the key to unprecedented reader success of his novels and stories.
Ideas and plot moves Wilkie Collins from the novel "Moonstone" used Conan Doyle, Gilbert Chesterton, Agatha Christie, much has become a classic for the detective genre. The Hindu god Vishnu commanded that "the Moonstone should be guarded by three priests day and night, until the end of the age" and predicted misfortune for whoever dared to possess it. A thrilling continuation of the story - in the very first and best, according to Thomas Eliot, detective novel of English literature.
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