The Moonstone
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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
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The Moonstone

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Wilkie Collins
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