{"product_id":"2940014086950","title":"The Moonstone - (Formatted \u0026 Optimized for Nook)","description":"The e-text was designed for optimal navigation on eReaders and other electronic devices. It is fully indexed and includes multiple ways of navigating from chapter to chapter.  Within seconds, you'll be able to read any part of the book that you want! It's been formatted for the Nook to allow you the best reading experience.\u003cbr\u003e------\u003cbr\u003eThe Moonstone (1868) by Wilkie Collins is a 19th-century British epistolary novel, generally considered the first detective novel in the English language. The story was originally serialized in Charles Dickens' magazine All the Year Round. The Moonstone and The Woman in White are considered Wilkie Collins' best novels. Besides creating many of the ground rules of the detective novel, The Moonstone also reflected Collins' enlightened social attitudes in his treatment of the Indians and the servants in the novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRachel Verinder, a young Englishwoman, inherits a large Indian diamond on her eighteenth birthday. It is a legacy from her uncle, a corrupt English army officer who served in India. The diamond is of great religious significance as well as being extremely valuable, and three Hindu priests have dedicated their lives to recovering it.","brand":"Classic Century Works","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47079867089136,"sku":"2940014086950","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014086950_p0.jpg?v=1763600489","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014086950","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}