The Moonstone
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The Moonstone is an 1868 detective novel by Wilkie Collins, often regarded as one of the first and most influential English-language mystery novels.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Moonstone (1996 TV serial) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English-language novel
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detective novel ⓘ mystery novel ⓘ |
| author | Wilkie Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralObject |
Hindu moonstone
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yellow diamond ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | praised for innovative detective plot ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | three-volume novel ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | serialisation ⓘ |
| firstPublicationMedium | periodical ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | All the Year Round NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Woman in White (in popularity of Collins’s works) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
detective fiction
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mystery fiction ⓘ sensation novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Moonstone (radio adaptations)
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The Moonstone (television adaptations) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Drusilla Clack
NERFINISHED
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Ezra Jennings NERFINISHED ⓘ Godfrey Ablewhite NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Bruff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Agatha Christie
NERFINISHED
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Arthur Conan Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryForm | novel in letters and testimonies ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
highly influential in the development of mystery fiction
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one of the first English-language detective novels ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Franklin Blake
NERFINISHED
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Gabriel Betteredge NERFINISHED ⓘ Rachel Verinder NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosanna Spearman NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergeant Cuff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | multiple narrators ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
emphasis on psychological motives
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use of red herrings ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotElement |
country-house mystery
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theft of a sacred diamond ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1868 ⓘ |
| publisher | Tinsley Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | England ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| theme |
British imperialism
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colonialism ⓘ crime and detection ⓘ opium use ⓘ |
| timeToWrite | mid-1860s ⓘ |
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The Moonstone (1996 TV serial)