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The Moonstone
Résumé
The Moonstone is a novel by Wilkie Collins, published in 1868. It centers on a young Rachel Verinder, who receives a cursed Indian diamond as an inheritance on her eighteenth birthday. That same night, the gem disappears from her bedroom, setting off an investigation marked by suspicion and conflicting accounts. As the search begins, attention falls on the household’s servants as well as the involvement of mysterious Indian priests, while the circumstances surrounding the diamond’s arrival and disappearance raise questions about trust. Told through multiple narrators, the story gradually reveals layers of deception as efforts focus on locating the stolen gem.
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