{"product_id":"9781411432710","title":"The Moonstone (Barnes \u0026 Noble Classics Series)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Moonstone\u003c\/i\u003e, by \u003cb\u003eWilkie Collins\u003c\/b\u003e, is part of the \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiographies of the authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFootnotes and endnotes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComments by other famous authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudy questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliographies for further reading \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndices \u0026amp; Glossaries, when appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics \u003c\/i\u003epulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAlongside Edgar Allan Poe in America, Britain’s \u003cb\u003eWilkie Collins\u003c\/b\u003e stands as the inventor of the modern detective story. \u003ci\u003eThe Moonstone\u003c\/i\u003e introduces all the ingredients: a homey, English country setting, and a colorfully exotic background in colonial India; the theft of a fabulous diamond from the lovely heroine; a bloody murder and a tragic suicide; a poor hero in love with the heroine but suspected of the crime, who can’t remember anything about the night the jewel was stolen; assorted friends, relatives, servants, a lawyer, a doctor, a sea captain—suspects, all; and, most essentially, a bumbling local policeman and a brilliant if eccentric London detective. Adding spice to the recipe are unexpected twists, a bit of dark satire, a dash of social comment, and an unusual but effective narrative structure—eleven different voices relate parts of the tale, each revealing as much about himself (and, in one case, herself) as about the mystery of the missing Moonstone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFilled with suspense, action, and romance, \u003ci\u003eThe Moonstone\u003c\/i\u003e is as riveting and intoxicating today as it was when it first appeared more than a century ago.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoy Connolly\u003c\/b\u003e teaches in the Classics Department at New York University. Her recent research includes the history of rhetoric and political thought, and the relationship of literature and ethics. She writes book reviews for the New York Times and other publications.","brand":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47121652547824,"sku":"9781411432710","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781411432710_p0.jpg?v=1763722720","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781411432710","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}