The Moonstone
British novelist, 1824–1889.
The Moonstone is an 1868 novel by Wilkie Collins.
On 2 of the 13 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Wilkie Collins
- First published
- 1868
- Length
- 438 pages (UK paperback)
- Genre
- Crime and mystery, Told in letters, Empire and colonialism, Class and society
Is The Moonstone worth reading?
2 of the 13 best-of lists it could have made include it: 100 novels everyone should read (The Telegraph) and The 100 best novels written in English (The Guardian / Observer).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| 100 novels everyone should read (The Telegraph, 2009) | No. 25 | See the list |
| The 100 best novels written in English (The Guardian / Observer, 2015) | Listed | See the list |
Best edition of The Moonstone
The edition we link to is the Wordsworth Editions paperback (1992), 438 pages.
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions (paperback, 1992)
- Pages
- 438
- ISBN
- 9781853260445
How critics and readers rate The Moonstone
Critics rate it most highly: it earned 24% of the points available on critics' lists, against 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like The Moonstone
If you liked The Moonstone, try The Woman in White, Frankenstein or Crime and Punishment.
