The Moonstone (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Wilkie Collins
- First Published: 1868
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Detective and mystery
- Time of Work: 1799-1849
- Setting: India and England
- Genres: Long fiction, Mystery and detective literature
- Subjects: Suicide, Nineteenth century, Mistaken or secret identity, England or English people, Detectives, India or East Indian people, Theft, Precious metals or stones, Diamonds, Gems
- Locales: London, England, Brighton, England, India, Yorkshire, England
Characters Discussed
Franklin Blake, a genial young man, Lady Verinder’s nephew. According to the terms of John Herncastle’s will, he is given temporary charge of the Moonstone, a diamond that Herncastle had taken during the storming of Seringapatam and that is to be given to his niece, Rachel Verinder, on her birthday following her uncle’s death. Of great religious significance in the worship of Brahma and Vishnu, the stone, which is worth about thirty thousand pounds, is supposed to bring ill fortune to any but worshipers of the Moon-God from whose forehead it had been...
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