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| | The Moonstone and British India (1857, 1868, and 1876) |
 | | The story of the Moonstone is a fable, a cautionary tale with an overt moral. | | | The moonstone diamond is itself embedded deeply in superstition, set as it was in the forehead of a four-handed Indian god typifying the moon. | | | While Herncastle maliciously bequeaths the stone to Rachel Verinder to punish the family that he rejected him, the Brahmins risk their immortal souls by masquerading as members of a lower caste (jugglers and musicians) in order to retrieve the gem, dedicating their lives to the service of their god. |
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| | The Moonstone, Constant Reader Discussion |
| | Topic: Moonstone Discussion (4 of 26), Read 38 times Conf: Classics Corner From: Kay Dugan okaychatt@yahoo.com Date: Tuesday, January 01, 2002 07:03 PM Ann- I think what made this novel stand out was Collins' ability to combine a good, flat out mystery with his comments on social mores and the characters he used as narrators. | | | Topic: Moonstone Discussion (63 of 64), Read 13 times Conf: Classics Corner From: Mary Anne Papale mapreads@aol.com Date: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 08:58 PM Dottie, I've read two of the three books you mentioned, Alias and Instance, and my reaction is that The Moonstone is so much better than either of those. | | | Topic: Moonstone Discussion (12 of 26), Read 36 times Conf: Classics Corner From: Mary Anne Papale mapreads@aol.com Date: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 08:42 PM Edd, I thought Miss Clack wasn't a sleuth at all, since she didn't concern herself with the Moonstone at all. |
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| | International Gem Society, GEMS OF YORE |
| | A person seeking their true love was instructed to hold a moonstone in their hands while the moon was full and envision their love coming to them. | | | The romance of the moon was also considered reflected in this stone. | | | Moonstone is another of the 'starred' or 'lighted' stones, with a changing reflection coming from within. |
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| | Amazon.com: The Moonstone (1997) : Video |
| | Wilkie Collins's "Moonstone" was the earliest known detective novel, so it's inevitable that someone would have made a good adaptation of it: Suspense, superstitition, and suspicion are kept intact in the 1996 adaptation. | | | During a battle in India, Colonel Sir John Herncastle stole the fabled Moonstone from a statue, and apparently brought down a curse on himself. |
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| | Penguin Reading Guides The Woman in White and The Moonstone Wilkie Collins |
| | The same note of social defiance rings in The Moonstone when Rosanna, despite her class, her physical handicap, and her prison record dares to love and hope for love from the well-heeled hero of the story, Franklin Blake, in competition with the beautiful and wealthy Rachel Verinder. | | | Synthesizing several legends of cursed Indian jewels, Collins also drew on the famous Road Murder case of 1860 for several details of the plot, including a paint-stained nightshirt and a tell-tale laundry book. | | | Critics praised the skillfully woven plot, the colorful characters, the high drama that kept readers in suspense to the last. |
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| | Moonstone - encyclopedia article about Moonstone. |
| | Moonstone Books is a publisher of graphic novels and comic books. | | | Moonstone Books is a comic book publisher based in Chicago. | | | The Moonstone (1868) by Wilkie Collins is a 19th-century novel, generally considered the first detective novel in the English language. |
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| | Amazon.co.uk: Moonstone (Modern Library): Books |
| | I was enthralled from the beginning of the book, the fascinating history and "curse" of the Moonstone, as I continue to read on, it was almost impossible to put down the book. | | | It was T S Eliot who described Wilkie Collins' "The Moonstone" as "the first, the longest, and the best of Modern English detective novels". | | | The writing was excellent, the characters are vivid, and the progress through a series of narrative by the various characters adds to the suspense of the crime. |
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| | Amazon.ca: The Moonstone: Books |
| | The Moonstone is a wonderfully written English mystery novel of the mid 1800s. | | | This fact testifies the popularity of the book, but somehow because of the famous comment by TS Eliot, "The Moonstone" is likely to be regarded as 'detective fiction.' The fact is slightly different, and you have to keep that in mind before you read it. | | | The best case is the statement of Miss Clack, whose too religious attitudes conceal her surpressed curiosity (and perhaps love) for handsome philanthropist Godfrey Ablewhite. |
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| | The Moonstone: A Dramatic Story in Three Acts |
| | Of knowing who stole the Moonstone, and of concealing the scoundrel who took it for some reason of her own. | | | He knew by his own bitter experience that the Moonstone carried a curse with it; and he has left it to Miss Rachel in revenge. | | | You are almost as fond of Miss Rachel, sir, as I am. |
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| | The Moonstone, by Wilkie Collins (35) |
| | The god of the moon is represented, in the Hindoo mythology, as a four-armed deity, seated on an antelope; and one of his titles is the regent of the night. | | | That copy would inform them that the Moonstone was bequeathed to the daughter of Lady Verinder, and that Mr. | | | One or other of those shady Englishmen to whom I have alluded, would get them the copy you have described. |
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| | Broadview Press: The Moonstone |
| | Invaluable for his survey of past and present reactions to the story, and for his own insights, the edition also includes historical and background material and a well-chosen collection of relevant contemporary documents — always an important feature of Broadview Literary Texts. | | | "Steve Farmer's Broadview edition will undoubtedly become the definitive edition of The Moonstone.... | | | "This superbly edited and richly documented edition of what T.S. Eliot described as 'the first and greatest of English detective novels' is the definitive and indispensible edition of The Moonstone." -William Baker, Professor of English, Northern Illinois University |
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| | SpiderFan.org - Characters : John Jameson (Man-Wolf) |
| | The moonstone proved to be an alien artifact that attached itself to Jameson's throat and on nights of the full moon transformed him into the Man-Wolf, a powerful and violent wolf-like humanoid. | | | The Man-Wolf helped the Realmites defeat the tyrant Arisen Tyrk and then used his powers to return to Earth. | | | Although he had begun to enjoy being the Stargod, Jameson decided to return to Earth. |
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| | Moonstone - Gemstone Information |
| | Although "The Moonstone" was written in 1868, it remains to this day a masterpiece of English literature. | | | The book is clearly based on a number of stories about famous diamonds which have disappeared and reappeared over the centuries. | | | The most desirable colour of moonstone is blue, but it also occurs in grey, white, pink, green and brown. |
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| | The Moonstone - Wilkie Collins - Free Online Library |
| | In that case, there is the woman's letter, confessing that she was jealous of Rachel, confessing that she changed the roses, confessing that she saw a glimpse of hope for herself, in the prospect of a quarrel between Rachel and you. | | | Observing that I was not yet satisfied, Betteredge shrewdly adverted to certain later events in the history of the Moonstone; and scattered both my theories to the wind at once and for ever. | | | She must be persuaded to tell us, or she must be forced to tell us, on what grounds she bases her belief that you took the Moonstone. |
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| | The Moonstone -- Chapter 1 |
| | One age followed another until the first years of the eighteenth Christian century saw the reign of Aurungzebe, Emperor of the Moguls. | | | So, as told in our camp, ran the fanciful story of the Moonstone. | | | The shrine of the four-handed god was polluted by the slaughter of sacred animals; the images of the deities were broken in pieces; and the Moonstone was seized by an officer of rank in the army of Aurungzebe. |
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| | MoonStone |
| | Because of its Lunar connection, the Moonstone has been seen as relating to the three faces of the Goddess (Maiden, Mother and Crone.) It has been used as an aid during childbirth, with a mother holding tightly to a Moonstone during labor. | | | The Magickal and healing properties of the Moonstone have long been appreciated, especially in regards to healing for women. | | | Moonstone has always been revered because of its lunar attraction. |
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| | The Moonstone |
| | Still awake, she happened from her bedroom door to see him do it, but she loves him. | | | Note: If you are an aspiring author of historical mystery stories, there is a ready-made character you can use as your detective (with a setting about 20 years after 1848-9, the period Moonstone is set in: Octavius Guy (aka "Gooseberry" because of his protuberant eyes), who was a 'Baker Street Irregular' for Sergeant Cuff. | | | And Collins's method is more convincing than the first-person memoirs of American private eyes, who for one thing should be too busy making their living than writing books. |
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| | VH1.com : Movies : Movie : The Moonstone : Plot |
| | Herncastle's aide, Franklin Blake (Greg Wise), is the man who arrives bearing the diamond, but the next morning, the jewel is gone -- as is Blake. | | | Did Blake steal the Moonstone, or someone else looking for a fast fortune at the expense of a possible onslaught of evil forces? | | | The Moonstone was left to Rachel by her uncle, John Herncastle (Terrence Hardiman), whom she last saw two years ago, just before she informed him she never cared to talk to him again. |
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| | SparkNotes: The Moonstone |
| | Home : English : Literature Study Guides : The Moonstone |
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| | SparkNotes: The Moonstone: Second Period, Seventh Narrative–Epilogue |
| | This last theft can then also be read as a miniature version of the greater exploitation of India by the English crown. | | | Home : English : Literature Study Guides : The Moonstone : Second Period, Seventh Narrative–Epilogue | | | After the Indians are out of sight, a curtain draws to reveal the shrine of the god of the Moon with the yellow Moonstone in its forehead. |
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| | The Moonstone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Examined nowadays from a post-colonial viewpoint, The Moonstone's portrayal of three mysterious Indians who play an integral role in its plot seems unusually positive for a book of its time. | | | The Moonstone (1868) by Wilkie Collins is a 19th-century epistolary novel, generally considered the first detective novel in the English language. | | | In 1934, the book was made into a critically acclaimed motion picture by Monogram Pictures Corporation. |
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| | The Moonstone -- Chapter 27 |
| | He first steals the Moonstone (without the slightest reason) through natural depravity; and he then acts a part, in relation to the loss of the jewel, which there is not the slightest necessity to act, and which leads to his mortally offending the young lady who would otherwise have married him. | | | I am ordered to include in my contribution to the shocking story of the Moonstone a plain disclosure, not only of the turn which suspicion took, but even of the names of the persons on whom suspicion rested, at the time when the Indian Diamond was believed to be in London. | | | Certain expressions dropped from his lips, as he became more and more absorbed in his own thoughts, which suggested to my mind the abominable view that he had hitherto taken of the mystery of the lost Moonstone. |
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| | The Moonstone - Wilkie Collins - Penguin Group (USA) |
| | Eliot famously described The Moonstone as 'the first, the longest and the best of modern English detective novels', but, as Sandra Kemp discusses in her Introduction, it offers many other facets, which reveal Collins's sensibilities as untypical of his era. | | | Finally through his manipulation of the narrative itself, facts, identities and memory become question marks. | | | No one is above suspicion, as the idiosyncratic Sergeant Cuff and Franklin piece together a puzzling series of events as mystifying as an opium dream and as deceptive as the nearby Shivering Sand. |
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| | Term Paper on The moonstone |
| | The Moonstone, written by Wilkie Collins, is described as being the first and best of modern English detective novels. | | | The Moonstone is an expensive, rare gem that brings a curse with it. | | | Wilkie Collins, who is associated with Charles Dickens, created many levels of intrigue and suspense through out the entire book. |
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| | The Moonstone - The Mystery |
| | Quotes taken from the Wordsworth Classics edition of The Moonstone published in England, 1993 (ISBN 1-85326-044-4). | | | Before dying years later, the Colonel drew up a will bequeathing the Moonstone to his niece, Rachel Verinder, to be given to her upon her eighteenth birthday. | | | The second period, or second half, of the novel is titled, "The Discovery of the Truth (1848-1849)," and is turned over to the narration of a number of characters, each having insight into or involvement with the disappearance of the Moonstone. |
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| | Plot Summary: The Moonstone |
| | Rachel, really in love with him, is also present and has already forgiven him. | | | The Moonstone is presented to Rachel at a dinner-party for her eighteenth birthday. | | | The Moonstone is a magnificent yellow diamond 'large as a plover's egg' which had originally adorned the forehead of the Hindu moon-god. |
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| | Amazon.com: The Moonstone: Books: Wilkie Collins,Frederick R. Karl |
| | "The first, the longest, and the best of modern English detective novels" (T.S. Eliot), The Moonstone is a fascinating excursion into the sinister shadows that lie just beyond the ordered landscape of Victorian-era English society. | | | The Moonstone (Dover Thrift Editions) by Wilkie Collins | | | Well the story line may be interesting but the writing is atrocious. |
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| | The Moonstone Academy - Page 9 - Alleria |
| | Once she was sure the clerk didn't have anything more to say she got to her feet and flew out of the building back to the town of Mystique, and her new treehouse. | | | Later that same day, in the afternoon as instructed, Tierra made her way back through the gates of the fortress (amazingly enough, the guard on duty was still asleep!) and into the moonstone academy. | | | The Moonstone Academy - Page 9 - Alleria |
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| | Mystery Guide - The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins |
| | The Moonstone, published in 1868, and long considered a classic of the genre, still stands as an exciting and worthwhile read today. | | | The title refers to a huge yellow diamond looted by a British officer from a Indian sultan's treasury, where it had been placed after having been previously stolen from a temple of the moon-god. | | | Mystery Guide - The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins |
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| | Moonstone Books, Kolchak, Phantom, Comics |
| | ANNOUNCING the long awaited return of BUCKAROO BANZAI! | | | This site is maintained by the Moonstone webmaster. | | | Moonstone would like to express our condolences on the passing of Darren McGavin, an underappreciated talent, and the one true |
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| | Allakhazam's Magical Realm: Dark Age of Camelot |
| | continues in next epic piece, Seek of The Moonstone part B (or c, who the hell counts these anyway) | | | After speaking with Fagan, he gave me his Ring so that others will know my association with him. | | | I started this quest shortly after getting level 15 and decided I would try to work through it solo. |
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| | Search The Llewellyn Encyclopedia: Moonstone |
| | Moonstone: Moonstone is a translucent, light toned gem of many hues, or else is colorless, with a milky-blue sheen. | | | The moonstone can act as a magical link so that your guides can communicate with you easier to know what your life path really is. The moonstone can hold charges in it, and may need to be cleansed occasionally. | | | Moonstones help you experience calmness and peace of mind. |
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| | The Moonstone / Murder at Midnight - Mystery / Thriller Classic Movies on DVD (1934) - Alpha Video : Oldies.com |
| | The Moonstone is one of Mascot Studios attempts to adapt great works of literature for the screen. | | | The Moonstone (1934; B&W; 45 Minutes): Franklyn Blake (David Manners) returns to England from India with the famous Moonstone, a precious diamond that will be inherited by Blake's fiancee, Anne Verinder (Phyllis Barry). | | | While not possessing anything that makes it stand out from the rest of the old dark house mystery crowd, other than quality, this film is a grand viewing experience as suspects and detectives go through their paces. |
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| | The Moonstone Poodles |
| | Samwise the Moonstone Poodle with his new owner | | | We LOVE it when new owners are interested in the pursuit of an activity such as agility, obedience, tracking, SAR, and hunting with their poodle when mature. | | | Moonstone Poodles are not the cheapest you will find, nor the priciest, but we strive to be certain they are the nicest, for family and sporting dogs, as well as elegant and competitive show dogs. |
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| | Welcome to the Moonstone Foundation |
| | Moonstone Foundation explores spirituality and gender in religion. | | | We respect diverse perspectives on religion, with good will and positive progress for all. | | | We advocate for freedom of the human spirit, in all people. |
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| | The Moonstone - Homepage |
| | Look at A Timeline to see what was happening in British society, politics, imperialism, and literature for the few years prior to the publishing of The Moonstone. | | | The following 30 years brought a number of improvements in technology, transportation, health, and imperialism, as well as a great deal of writing, all of which increased British power to the point of European domination. |
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| | Moonstone Beach Motel: Home Page |
| | Gaze in awe at the blazing sunsets only God could create. | | | Occasionally seals can be seen frolicking in the surf and during spring and fall migration, whales can at times be spotted. | | | Play in the sand or splash in the surf as you watch colorful kites reach for the sky. |
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| | MOONSTONE - Online Information article about MOONSTONE |
| | Auge; derived from an Indo-European root also seen in Lat. | | | Very similar in some respects to moonstone is the chatoyant soda-felspar which was called by T. Sterry See also: | | | ordinary moonstone is a translucent variety of See also: |
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| | The Moonstone Message Board |
| | Home : English : Literature Message Boards : The Moonstone |
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| | Florida State Symbols @ Florida OCHP |
| | Ironically, the moonstone, a form of the mineral feldspar, is not found naturally in Florida... | | | To return to the symbols page, click the arrow below. | | | Since this and all other astronaut-controlled spaceflights had been launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Brevard County, the Florida legislature sought to memorize this "giant step" for humankind. |
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| | The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins |
| | The Moonstone, a yellow diamond of unearthly beauty, originally stolen from a shrine in India, is given to Rachel Verinder as an eighteenth birthday present and, on that same night, stolen again... | | | I address these lines - written in India - to my relatives in England. | | | Our first book - April 1992, Eliane's House |
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| | The Moonstone (1996) (TV) |
| | The Moonstone was of course a landmark Victorian novel it being the first detective novel. | | | Nice production of a story that is now high camp. | | | I have seen this movie and would like to comment on it |
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| | moonstonehomepage |
| | Moonstone lovers have visited this site since Jan. 8 2001 | | | This site is winner of the 2001 Fan site of the year award at the | | | Moonstone, Thunderbolts and related characters and likenesses are the property of Marvel comics and are trademarked by Marvel Characters Inc and used WITH permission Copyright belongs to Marvel Comics. |
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| | The Moonstone Gem |
| | The good king's troubles begin when the evil baron manages to steal the priceless jewel. | | | Currently, there are not enough Tomatometer critic reviews for The Moonstone Gem to receive a rating. | | | Deep in the heavily guarded vault of jovial King Gunther lies the most cherished and wonderful of all national treasures - the Moonstone Gem. |
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| | The Moonstone |
| | I think that danger may be rather exaggerated, aunt. | | | I presume you are acquainted with the legend of the Moonstone and of the possible danger that Rachel and all of us now face? | | | I would prefer if this was not common gossip in the town. |
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| | Gunsmoke: The Moonstone - TV.com |
| | Tell the world what you think of The Moonstone. | | | Doc: (carrying a large hatbox into the Long Branch Saloon) Next time you ask me to walk across Front Street with a package, make sure it's not tied in a big, pink bow. |
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| | The Moonstone - Wilkie Collins - Mobipocket eBook |
| | The moonstone is a yellow diamond of unearthly beauty brought from India and given to Rachel Verrinder as an eighteenth birthday present, but the fabled diamond carries with it a terrible curse. | | | Restrictions: No printing, No copy and paste (More Details) | | | Features: Easy to install, Very Compatible, Touch-screen page turning, Bookmarks, Adjustable font size and color, Search. |
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| | Allakhazam's Magical Realm: Dark Age of Camelot |
| | Talk to Rory and he will give you a "radiant moonstone" and then he will die. | | | Posted @ Sun, Jun 15th 4:35 PM 2003 | | | Find Rory in Valley of Bri Leith in the Keeper Rasa's encampment at 50,14 From Innnis Carthaig take a horse to East Lough Derg; then to Druim Cain and jump off near Keeper Rasa's Huts. |
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