The Moonstone

The English writer Wilkie Collins 1824—1889 is considered the founder of the so-called "sensational novel," which later divided into adventure and detective genres. Collins is a master of intrigue and captivating plot. The skillful combination of the mysterious, the detective,... moral description, and romance in one work is the key to the unprecedented reader success of his novels and stories. The ideas and plot devices of Wilkie Collins from the novel "The Moonstone" were used by Conan Doyle, Gilbert Chesterton, Agatha Christie, and much of it has become classic for the detective genre. The Hindu god Vishnu commanded that "The Moonstone be guarded by three priests day and night until the end of the age" and foretold misfortune for anyone who dares to possess it. The exciting continuation of the story is in the very first and best, according to Thomas Eliot, detective novel in English literature.