The Moonstone - Softcover

Collins, Wilkie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1406913936 ISBN 13: 9781406913934

Publisher: Hard Press, 2006

Synopsis

This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original versions are generally quite old, there may occasionally be certain imperfections within these reproductions. We're happy to make these classics available again for future generations to enjoy!

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From the Publisher

Designed for school districts, educators, and students seeking to maximize performance on standardized tests, Webster’s paperbacks take advantage of the fact that classics are frequently assigned readings in English courses. By using a running thesaurus at the bottom of each page, this edition of The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins was edited for students who are actively building their vocabularies in anticipation of taking PSAT®, SAT®, AP® (Advanced Placement®), GRE®, LSAT®, GMAT® or similar examinations.

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About the Author

Wilkie Collins was born in London in 1824. He lived a lavish lifestyle of good food, too much wine, flamboyant clothes, frequent travel and vast amounts of opium to relieve the symptoms of his rheumatic gout - a form of arthritis. The opium gave Collins paranoid delusions, one being that he had a "Ghost Wilkie" that traveled with him. There is a strong thread of the effects of opium use throughtout "The Moonstone". He was good friends with Charles Dickens and his brother married Dicken's younger daughter, Kate. Dickens and Collins collaborated on a number of works. Collins wrote over thirty major books, with "The Moonstone" and "The Woman in White" being to most widely known. Collins never married but had long affairs with two women, having three children with one of them. WIlkie Collins died in September of 1889 at the age of 65.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hard Press
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1406913936
• ISBN 13: 9781406913934
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 440