“You live a great deal too much in the society of women. And you have contracted two very bad habits in consequence. You have learnt to talk nonsense seriously, and you have got into a way of telling fibs for the pleasure of telling them.”
The Moonstone is a seminal work in the genre of detective fiction, featuring a series of intricate mysteries and a search for a stolen gemstone. The novel is renowned for its complex narrative structure and its exploration of themes such as colonialism and British identity. more
Wilkie Collins, born on January 8, 1824, and died on September 23, 1889, was a renowned British novelist. He is best known for his suspense and detective novels, being one of the pioneers of this literary genre. His works, such as 'The Woman in White' and 'The Moonstone', are particularly famous. more
“What the Sand gets, the Sand keeps forever. Wilkie Collins, The Moonstone”
“You are only lost if you knew where you were going.”