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"The Moonstone" (1868) by Wilkie Collins is widely regarded as the first modern English detective novel. The story revolves around a large, yellow diamond of immense value and religious significance, stolen from a sacred Indian shrine. Inherited by Rachel Verinder on her 18th birthday, the gem mysteriously vanishes from her bedroom that very night. The narrative is uniquely structured through a series of eyewitness accounts from various characters, creating a complex puzzle for the famous Sergeant Cuff to solve. It is a masterpiece of Victorian suspense, blending themes of colonial guilt, romantic tension, and the birth of classic detective tropes like the "locked-room" mystery and the "red herring."
Kap. 54 · III
Kap. 53 · EPILOGUE
Kap. 52 · EIGHTH NARRATIVE
Kap. 51 · SEVENTH NARRATIVE
Kap. 50 · III
Kap. 49 · SIXTH NARRATIVE
Kap. 48 · FIFTH NARRATIVE
Kap. 47 · FOURTH NARRATIVE (3/3)
Kap. 46 · FOURTH NARRATIVE (2/3)
Kap. 45 · FOURTH NARRATIVE (1/3)
Kap. 44 · CHAPTER X
Kap. 43 · CHAPTER IX
Kap. 42 · CHAPTER VIII
Kap. 41 · CHAPTER VII
Kap. 40 · CHAPTER VI
Kap. 39 · CHAPTER V
Kap. 38 · CHAPTER IV
Kap. 37 · CHAPTER III
Kap. 36 · CHAPTER II
Kap. 35 · CHAPTER I
Kap. 34 · CHAPTER III
Kap. 33 · CHAPTER II
Kap. 32 · CHAPTER I
Kap. 31 · CHAPTER VIII
Kap. 30 · CHAPTER VII
Kap. 29 · CHAPTER VI
Kap. 28 · CHAPTER V
Kap. 27 · CHAPTER IV
Kap. 26 · CHAPTER III
Kap. 25 · CHAPTER II
Kap. 24 · CHAPTER I
Kap. 23 · CHAPTER XXIII
Kap. 22 · CHAPTER XXII
Kap. 21 · CHAPTER XXI
Kap. 20 · CHAPTER XX
Kap. 19 · CHAPTER XIX
Kap. 18 · CHAPTER XVIII
Kap. 17 · CHAPTER XVII
Kap. 16 · CHAPTER XVI
Kap. 15 · CHAPTER XV
Kap. 14 · CHAPTER XIV
Kap. 13 · CHAPTER XIII
Kap. 12 · CHAPTER XII
Kap. 11 · CHAPTER XI
Kap. 10 · CHAPTER X
Kap. 9 · CHAPTER IX
Kap. 8 · CHAPTER VIII
Kap. 7 · CHAPTER VII
Kap. 6 · CHAPTER VI
Kap. 5 · CHAPTER V
Kap. 4 · CHAPTER IV
Kap. 3 · CHAPTER III
Kap. 2 · CHAPTER II
Kap. 1 · CHAPTER I