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Moonstone

The Moonstone: A Romance by Wilkie Collins is an 1868 British epistolary novel. It is an early example of the modern detective novel, and established many of the ground rules of the modern genre. Its publication was started on 4 January 1868 and was completed on 8 August 1868. The story was serialised in Charles Dickens's magazine All the Year Round. Collins adapted The Moonstone for the stage in 1877.

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The Moonstone; canonical Project Gutenberg ebook 155 transcription. Selected printed-text passages only; no complete reading or adaptation assessment.

Alcohol, drugs & smoking

Strong

Characters discuss laudanum/opium dosing, intoxication, impaired judgment and memory loss in detail. These are historical fictional claims.

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16h 23m

Average reading time

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13h 7m
Comfortable reading
16h 23m
Reflective / study reading
20h 29m

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Moonstone

The Moonstone: A Romance by Wilkie Collins is an 1868 British epistolary novel. It is an early example of the modern detective novel, and established many of the ground rules of the modern genre. Its publication was started on 4 January 1868 and was completed on 8 August 1868. The story was serialised in Charles Dickens's magazine All the Year Round. Collins adapted The Moonstone for the stage in 1877.

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Wilkie Collins
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